Kalie McCrystal, an experienced mountaineer and skyrunner, has gone missing while attempting to break a record on Italy's Matterhorn, a 4,481-metre-tall peak overlooking the Swiss town of Zermatt. According to Athletics Canada, she was last seen Tuesday and is considered a highly respected athlete in her community. The search for McCrystal is ongoing, with thoughts from her family, friends, and organization expressing concern for her safe return. A close friend, Riley Webb, describes her as an accomplished mountain runner, lawyer, and deeply caring person who was known for her passion and dedication to the sport.
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Athletics Canada says one of its members has gone missing while attempting to break a mountain-running record in the Alps along the Switzerland-Italy border.
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The national sport governing body says in a statement that Kalie McCrystal was last seen Tuesday.
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It says the skyrunner and mountaineer was climbing Italy’s Matterhorn, a roughly 4,481-metre-tall, horn-shaped peak overlooking the Swiss town of Zermatt.
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The statement says McCrystal has many years of experience in technical, high-altitude environments, and has climbed the Matterhorn before.
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“This was therefore not her first ascent of the mountain,” it said.
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The statement did not give details on the record she was trying to break.
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“Kalie is a highly respected athlete and a valued member of the worldwide skyrunning community,” it said.
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We are hoping for her safe return and are grateful to those involved in the ongoing search.”
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Riley Webb, a close friend from McCrystal’s hometown of Squamish, B.C., said he has known her for about five years and described her as an accomplished mountain runner, lawyer and deeply caring friend.
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Truly always there for you,” he told Global News.
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Webb said McCrystal’s disappearance and the uncertainty surrounding the search have been difficult for those close to her.
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“As a friend and someone very close to her, it’s almost unbearable,” he said.
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The two began pursuing mountain and trail running around the same time, training and heading into the mountains together.
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Webb said McCrystal’s passion and dedication to the sport stood out, as did her desire to champion women in mountain running.
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“I think she was a very inspiring person.”
– With files from The Canadian Press
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