July 9, 2013 Skier fatality on Mt. Rainier (Emmons

I too was surprised that the official blog did not mention it, likely because they are quite busy rescuing people.
mountrainierclimbing.blogspot.ca/2013/07/busy-busy.html

I wish the annual Accidents in North American Mountaineering paid more attention to ski mountaineering. It could be they don't because they are at heart climbers and Rockies centric. Perhaps, perhaps not. But I do find the ANAM interesting to read, even though there is definitely a pattern with most of the causes. But it does serve as a handy annual reminder of what to keep an eye on.

Anyway I am sure there is something to learn from this accident as there is from the 2013 fatality on Coleman Headwall. Maybe one day...

More significantly, The Province article stated that:
"An Internet search determined the climber was Peter Almerling, who has taught mountaineering courses over the years for the Vancouver-based B.C. Mountaineering Club",
but the BCMC "In Memoriam" stated that Almerling joined the BCMC in 2012.

Don't 2012 and 2013 count as "over the years"?
Seriously though, Google knows all:
www.accvancouver.org/events/events_led_b...eaderID=99282&PAST=y
Note that he was a conscientious mountaineer who coordinated a training session for exactly the kind of backcountry emergency care that he would later need.

Sobering and heart wrenching:

Catching an edge is the simplest, most instantaneous thing that could happen to anyone. My heart goes out to his family. Certainly a big fear of my own having a wife and 4 kids.