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Kalie McCrystal, a 38-year-old skyrunner from Squamish, B.C., was last seen on September 1, 2026, while training on Italy’s Matterhorn to break the record for the fastest ascent and descent of the nearly 4,500-metre mountain. After an extensive search by Italian rescue teams that found no trace of her, McCrystal's family issued a statement expressing their belief that she fell to her death. Her disappearance has left a significant impact on the skyrunning community and Squamish, as she was known for her skills and dedication to the sport.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-17,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The family of Kalie McCrystal, a renowned Canadian skyrunner and mountaineer, believes she fell to her death while descending the Matterhorn in the Alps on September 1, 2026. McCrystal, who is from Squamish, British Columbia, was last seen attempting to break a mountain-running record along the Switzerland-Italy border. The family issued a statement saying that everything they know after an extensive search suggests she fell during her descent of the 4,481-metre-tall Matterhorn. Search and rescue efforts led by the Guardia di Finanza were unable to locate her despite mobilizing international support. Her loved ones described McCrystal as a determined and fun-loving individual whose absence will be deeply felt in the communities she was part of, particularly in skyrunning circles.
Written for “Missing Mountaineer Case” on 2026-09-17,
grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
The family of a B.C. woman who disappeared while running on the Matterhorn in Italy has issued a statement saying they believe she fell to her death.
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she → disappear → death
Kalie McCrystal, 38, was last seen on Sept. 1, 2026, while training to break the record for the fastest ascent and descent of the nearly 4,500-metre mountain.
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McCrystal → see → mountain
Her disappearance prompted an extensive search by the Guardia di Finanza rescue team, but they could not locate her.
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they → prompt → her
McCrystal, from Squamish, was a skilled climber, according to her family and had previous experience climbing the Matterhorn.
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McCrystal → accord → Matterhorn
“Kalie was an incredibly special person,” her mom and sister wrote in the statement issued on Sept. 15.
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mom → write → Sept.
“She moved through life with equal parts determination and fun.
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She → move → parts
Her absence will undoubtedly leave a huge hole in the communities she was so invested in, across Skyrunning, Squamish and beyond.”
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she → leave → Skyrunning
Mountain trail runner Hillary Gerardi told The Canadian Press that she and another friend were set to help McCrystal attempt to break a running record in early September, but when they realized no one had heard from her, they alerted authorities.
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they → tell → authorities
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Gerardi told Outside Online that McCrystal was scouting the mountain ahead of an attempt to become the fastest woman to run it.
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McCrystal → get → it
She told the magazine that she planned to support McCrystal’s attempt to break the fastest known time for ascending the peak.
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she → tell → peak
McCrystal’s mom and sister said that their family will never be the same.
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family → say → ?
“While we desperately wish we could have found her, we find peace in knowing that she was doing what made her feel most alive until her very last moments, and that she remains among the mountains where she felt most at home.”
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she → wish → home
McCrystal was one of Canada’s top skyrunners, according to skyrunnerworldseries.com.
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McCrystal → accord → skyrunnerworldseries.com
Skyrunning is described as reaching the highest mountain peak in the shortest amount of time from a town or village.
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Skyrunning → describe → town
It is defined by the International Skyrunning Federation that was formed to govern the sport in 2008, as “running in the mountains above 2,000m altitude where the climbing difficulty does not exceed II° grade and the incline is over 30%,” according to skyrunning.com.
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incline → define → skyrunning.com
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