Canadian Skyrunner Kalie McCrystal, 38, Goes Missing on 4,478-Meter Matterhorn Training Run
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 6
Canadian Skyrunner Kalie McCrystal, 38, Goes Missing on 4,478-Meter Matterhorn Training Run
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 6
Summary
Athletics Canada said Kalie McCrystal was last seen Tuesday during a reconnaissance run on the Matterhorn’s Italian side ahead of a mountain-running record attempt.
38-year-old McCrystal had already traversed the Matterhorn from Zermatt in 6:47:33 on Aug. 14, and friends said her family is working with Italian authorities and mountain rescue teams.
15:45 CET Tuesday to 9:26 CET Wednesday is the window in which a friend asked anyone who may have contacted McCrystal to come forward, as authorities try to determine when her phone stopped receiving messages.
4,478-meter Matterhorn straddles Italy and Switzerland, and McCrystal was described by Athletics Canada as an experienced skyrunner and mountaineer with prior climbs on the peak.