LCC death

Does anyone have details on this accident? https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/10/11/rock-climber-killed-fall/ 

I would not consider myself a reliable source, but from social media I can paraphrase what I have read, which may or may not be 100% true. If this is incorrect, or if anyone feels I should delete this post please let me know.

I read that Mason was traversing below Satan's Corner in the 4th/low 5th section that you can use to get between Satan's/Beckey's/Cheetah etc (right side of pic)  over to the dihedrals (Equipment Overhang/etc on the left side of the pic.) A boulder in that section became dislodged and fell on him. If that is true it would be in this section:

RIP Mason.

Not sure if this is accurate either but I read he was in the chimney below Lisa's Shoulder/Stem that you use to get from the dihedrals to the Becky's/Satan area.  So horrible and unbelievable! I was just there a few weeks ago as I am sure many of us been many times. 

Hard to believe this happened to Mason. Scary this occurred in such a highly trafficked spot, really could've happened to anyone. Here's another article that may shed more light on what happened. RIP Mason. https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/rock-climber-dies-after-fall-in-little-cottonwood-canyon

Mulchwrote:

Hard to believe this happened to Mason. Scary this occurred in such a highly trafficked spot, really could've happened to anyone. Here's another article that may shed more light on what happened. RIP Mason. https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/rock-climber-dies-after-fall-in-little-cottonwood-canyon

Yikes.  

“The rock’s about the size of a Subaru and about three feet tall,” UPD Sgt. Ed Twohill said.

I tend to think of that size as ok for one to rap from but not more.  

RIP, Mason.

So wait, he was just walking around and maybe using the scramble system, not actually on a climb?   This is so tragic, and so shocking.

Wow, I’m so sorry to hear this. Tragic. Could have happened to anyone. 

I'm very sad to hear this. Having scrambled between those two areas any number of times. I recall climbing through a chimney to get between them but I don't know the rock in question unless it made up the chimney itself. It sounds like it was so large I never would have thought of it as a fall or movement hazard. Any time we are in steep terrain something awful can happen, but it's impossible to make sense of something like this. Condolences to everyone affected. 

I went up to take a look yesterday - very sobering!  It was not the chimney itself but the rock just (~8 feet) lookers left of it you would scramble over it to get to the diehedrals if you wanted to avoid the down climb from the Lisa's shoulder belay.  I had done this scramble just a few weeks ago.  There were scrub oak roots left exposed that along with rain and free/thaws loosened the block.  Unfortunately for climbers geologic time includes now.  RIP Mason and condolences to his family and friends.    

I went up as well to try and assess the rockfall, the block ended up about 40 yards down the main trail(I believe). Be careful out there friends, the recent rain/snow can really shake things up out there. Condolences to all who knew Mason, sounds like he was a great dude.

RIP Mason.

Met the dude in Big Sky, Montana. He always brought the big stoke energy. Damn shame.