To Argentinian climber Natalia Martinez, it would have sounded like a freight train was tearing full-speed down Mount Logan, Canada’s tallest peak. A second 6.3-magnitude earthquake also struck the southern Yukon just after 7 a.m., and the region has since been hit with more than 100 minor aftershocks. As Mount Logan is located within Kluane National Park, Parks Canada coordinates all rescues from the peak. On prior helicopter rescues from Mount Logan, climbers have typically been directed towards areas suitable for the aircraft to set down. In 2015, she and Rada became the world’s first to summit Mount Malaspina, a 3,776 meter peak located near Mount Logan.

Source: National Post May 03, 2017 19:07 UTC