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Loose Shoelace Saves Man's Life

Two Montana mountain climbers were killed when an avalanche swept them off Sphinx Mountain southwest Montana on the 30th October. The party of three were traversing the north face of the mountain by crossing several small steep bowls and slopes. One member of the party stopped to tie up a shoelace. Rounding the next bend he saw to his horror that his two buddies had been swept over 200 foot high cliffs by an avalanche. One of the men had been killed by the fall, the other was seriously injured and died some time later. Rescuers had to leave the bodies due to the risk of fresh slides. On October 31st, Madison County Search and Rescue and U.S. Forest Service personnel retrieved the bodies of the two men..


The Avalanche Scene at Sphinx Mountain

The Avalanche Center

Sphinx Mountain Avalanche – 10/30/04

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