RIP Guy Lacelle

Post by **Crankmas** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 4:19 pm

54 yr old Canadian ice climbing ace Guy Lacelle was killed recently in Hyalite Canyon, Montana... personally never met the gentleman but knew of his greatness through the mags and catalog photos

Post by **redpointron** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 3:19 am

january of 2007, i had the chance to climb the ames ice hose. my partner and i got to the base just after sunrise and guy came up before i left the belay on the second pitch. he waited patiently as we finished that and the final pitch. we rapped down and said "hi" and thanked him for his infinite patience...he proceeded to unassumingly free solo one of my proudest accomplishments. fortunately, the alpinist was on the scene...

http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web07x/vide ... _exclusive

every time i saw him in ouray he was smiling...

RIP guy....

Post by **falling!!!!** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:10 am

I'm sorry to hear that, Guy was a good man all around!

Post by **dmw** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:26 pm

It was a really sad weekend. Everyone banded together even stronger in this tragedy, as we have seen many times before. The climbing community is amazing. Guy will be missed.

Post by **Lateralus** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:38 pm

This is really sad to hear. While I never met Guy, he was a legend in the ice world.