B.C. Climber Ken Anderson Died After Squamish Fall
Anderson fell while leading a pitch on Parallel Passages on The Chief

On Aug. 4, Ken Anderson was leading the fourth-pitch of Parallel Passages when a hold broke and he took a long fall. Anderson, 33 and originally from Surrey, suffered serious injuries and died later that day. He’d previously free-soloed the 300-metre 5.10b/c and was out for a morning lap of the route with his girlfriend, Gisely Ferraz.
Ferraz spoke to Rock and Ice after the accident and said, “Ken was partway up the pitch when a handhold broke, and he fell. He had not placed any protection on the previous section—it was easy climbing, and terrain he had previously soloed no less.” Anderson fell about 25 metres and struck a number of ledges. Ferraz climbed up to Anderson and waited for the search and rescue, which was called by another climber on The Chief.
Another woman had rappelled down to assist, and with Ferraz, they lowered Anderson to a ledge where the helicopter could long-line him off the mountain. “He died in my arms,” Ferraz told Rock and Ice. For more on Anderson visit Rock and Ice here. Our condolences to Anderson’s friends and family.