A teen tried to navigate Canadian mountains with Claude. His trek ended in an emergency rescue
- The route up the Widowmaker Arete, a 1,700ft wall in British Columbia, is deceptively described as “mostly easy slab climbing”, interspersed with “short steep sections that can include finger cracks” and “blocky face climbing”.
- It requires careful planning, and the right equipment.
- When 16-year-old Bryce Vincent Gowryluk found himself facing its sheer headwall last week, he had neither.
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- The route up the Widowmaker Arete, a 1,700ft wall in British Columbia, is deceptively described as “mostly easy slab climbing”, interspersed with “short steep sections that can include finger cracks” and “blocky face climbing”.
- It requires careful planning, and the right equipment.
- When 16-year-old Bryce Vincent Gowryluk found himself facing its sheer headwall last week, he had neither.
Sources: Guardian