THE
LIGHT
THE
DYING
OF
In April, alpinists
David Lama, Jess
Roskelley, and Hansjörg
Auer went silent
during a harrowing
expedition on Canada’s
Howse Peak. The
climbing community
mobilized, first for a
search and then for a
memorial. In the wake
of the tragedy, NICK
HEIL examines the
motives of cutting-edge
climbers and wonders:
How close should
we stand to our own
mortality to feel alive?