Will Stanhope : ce qu'il faut savoir

Top Canadian professional free solo climber Will Stanhope has died after a fall on the Stawamus Chief, a 700-metre granite cliff overlooking Squamish. Will Stanhope s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en United States ce jeudi.

Les faits

• Top Canadian professional free solo climber Will Stanhope has died after a fall on the Stawamus Chief, a 700-metre granite cliff overlooking Squamish.
• Will Stanhope was scaling an intermediate route called Rutabaga at the time of his fall.
• Will Stanhope was climbing a route on the Grand Wall when he fell and died a week later, his family says.
• Will Stanhope, one of his generation’s most accomplished and visionary climbers, has died after a climbing accident in Squamish.
• Family members have shared that Will Stanhope died on April 23.

L'essentiel

Dans le détail, Will Stanhope was scaling an intermediate route called Rutabaga at the time of his fall.

Sur le fond, Will Stanhope was climbing a route on the Grand Wall when he fell and died a week later, his family says.

Concrètement, Will Stanhope, one of his generation’s most accomplished and visionary climbers, has died after a climbing accident in Squamish.

Au-delà de ce constat, Family members have shared that Will Stanhope died on April 23.

Reste à préciser que Stanhope suffered a severe head injury after falling on a traditional route known as Rutabaga, according to his family.

Les chiffres

“It is with shattered hearts that we share the news that our beloved Will passed away yesterday,” his family wrote on April 24.

Plus précisément, Stanhope ticked off a long list of first ascents and free solos on major alpine routes across B.C., Yosemite and Patagonia, including the first free ascent of The Prow on the Stawamus Chief in 2007.

Dans la foulée, In a short YouTube video from October 2015, Stanhope explained what free solo climbing meant to him.

À ce stade, his family shared the news on social media, stating, “A severe head injury sustained after a fall on a route called Rutabaga, on the Squamish Chief was the cause.” He was 39.

Ce qui se dit

“Will lived with a passion and courage that most of us only dream of,” his family wrote. “He had a prodigious memory and great stories.

“I’m not climbing at my physical limit without a rope,” he said in 2014. “And I don’t go up somewhere I can’t climb down.

“The climber had fallen approximately 20 metres and had sustained serious injuries,” Christy Allan with Squamish SAR said.

Le contexte

Reste à préciser que a previous version of this story said Will Stanhope gave a presentation at the Vancouver International Film Festival.

À noter par ailleurs : after climbing Southern Belle, Honnold said this about Stanhope in a story called Top Athlete: Will Stanhope for Explore Mag: “It’s just the stuff he likes to do—some people like hard bouldering, he likes scary trad routes… He’s just a real climbing dude, the kind you want to have sitting around the campfire.

Plus précisément, In 2011, Stanhope and Andrew Boyd climbed the south face of the Turret in B.C.

Dans la foulée, In 2014, Stanhope visited the Turbio Valley in Patagonia with Marc-Andre Leclerc, Paul McSorley and Matt Van Biene.

À ce stade, In 2015, Stanhope made the first free ascent of the Tom Egan Memorial Route in the Bugaboos alongside Matt Segal.

Recherches associées

Plusieurs requêtes connexes accompagnent ce sujet : « ll aimait les voies en trad qui font peur » : Will Stanhope, guide et free soloiste canadien, meurt à 39 ans à Squamish • Will Stanhope périt après un accident d’escalade à Squamish, Canada • "La roche était sa maison" : il chute de plusieurs mètres après avoir escaladé une falaise de granite, un grimpeur canadien meurt à l’âge de 39 ans • Le grimpeur Will Stanhope décède après une chute en Colombie-Britannique • Will Stanhope décède après une chute au Stawamus Chief • L'escalade rapporte 25 M$ à Squamish - Radio.

À retenir

• A previous version of this story said Will Stanhope gave a presentation at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
• After climbing Southern Belle, Honnold said this about Stanhope in a story called Top Athlete: Will Stanhope for Explore Mag: “It’s just the stuff he likes to do—some people like hard bouldering, he likes scary trad routes… He’s just a real climbing dude, the kind you want to have sitting around the campfire.
• His family shared the news on social media, stating, “A severe head injury sustained after a fall on a route called Rutabaga, on the Squamish Chief was the cause.” He was 39.
• Recherches qui explosent : « ll aimait les voies en trad qui font peur » : Will Stanhope, guide et free soloiste canadien, meurt à 39 ans à Squamish, Will Stanhope périt après un accident d’escalade à Squamish, Canada, "La roche était sa maison" : il chute de plusieurs mètres après avoir escaladé une falaise de granite, un grimpeur canadien meurt à l’âge de 39 ans, Le grimpeur Will Stanhope décède après une chute en Colombie-Britannique.