Last month marked the fifth anniversary of Karen McNeill’s disappearance on the upper reaches of Mount Foraker, where she and partner Sue Nott were attempting the Infinite Spur. In my latest article for Alpine Athena I pay tribute to the woman who inspired me to become a better person:
I can still remember the first time I laid eyes on Karen McNeill. She was working in a coffee shop in Canmore, and I was waiting in line with a mutual friend who had offered to introduce me to one of the few female ice climbers in the area. What struck me most about her… READ MORE
