Landeck was pulling the rope and was the one who called “rock.” Diggs didn’t see the rock hit the anchor, but he heard the tensioned sling and webbing break. “All four of us were clipped in to the second and last rappel anchor which consisted of a new double-length dyneema sling from this season, a bit of tubular webbing which was sun-damaged but could have been from this season, and a new mallion connecting the two.” Her enthusiasm to connect conservationists and the outdoor rec community, especially the climbing world was so powerful.”ĭiggs said the rockfall likely originated from pulling the rope from the first rappel at the ledge atop the South Buttress. She showed up in a way that I have not seen before in my years of managing volunteer relationships.

Janette represented The Nature Conservancy’s Young Professionals 13ers Advisory Council on our Chapter Board of Trustees on the Urban Conservation Committee. Katie Millard, a conservationist who worked with Heung over the past five years, said: “She was a super volunteer, a super networker and a super committed conservationist. Janette and I had used this station two days prior without issue.”

Diggs has written an extensive trip report about the accident on Mountain Project, in which he said: “We had decided the rappels would be quicker if we tied our two ropes together and used the rappel stations climber’s left of the South Buttress. 5, Janette Heung of Colorado fell over 100 metres to her death while rappelling the South Buttress of Pingora in Wyoming’s Wind River Range after climbing the East Face with climbing partners Josh Diggs and Josh Digrugilliers, and two other climbers: Colin Landeck and Stephen Miller.Ī melon-sized rock fell from above and cut both the dyneema sling and one-inch tubular webbing that made up the rappel anchor where she was clipped.

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