US EditionTech entrepreneur Matias Travizano dies after 2,000-foot fall while descending Mount Shasta in California
Matias Travizano, a 45-year-old tech entrepreneur, fell nearly 2,000 feet after losing control on an icy glacier while descending Mount Shasta, a peak averaging one fatality annually.
- Matias Augusto Travizano, a 45-year-old tech entrepreneur, died after tragically falling 3,000 feet while descending from Mount Shasta, California, on September 12.
- After successfully summiting the 14,162-foot mountain, Travizano strayed from the Clear Creek Trail and ended up on the dangerous Wintun Glacier.
- His body was located at the glacier's base by a California Highway Patrol helicopter unit after the accident, and witnesses reported that he was alive for about ten minutes before slipping again and falling off a ledge.
- Tributes for Travizano described him as 'extremely warm, a great family man, and funny as hell' following his shocking death.
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WGN 9Argentinian hiker plummets 2,000 feet to death off mountain in California
(KTLA) -- A 45-year-old man from Argentina plummeted some 2,000 feet to his death on Mt. Shasta earlier this month, officials have announced. Matias Augusto Travizano reached the summit on the morning of Sept. 12 after taking the Clear Creek Route, considered one of the mountain’s safer trails, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said late last week. It was on his descent that he and another climber, who had summited at around the same time …
Tech CEO Fatally Injured After Falling 2000 Feet In Climbing Accident
An Argentine Tech CEO was fatally injured in a climbing accident near the summit of Mount Shasta in Northern California. He reportedly survived a more minor fall before sliding down a glacier and out of sight. What happened: According to a press release by the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, a man fell approximately 2000 feet down the Wintun Glacier along Mount Shasta’s Clear Creek climbing route. The incident occurred on September 12 at aroun…
Tech entrepreneur Matias Travizano dies after 2,000-foot fall while descending Mount Shasta in California
Matias Augusto Travizano, a 45-year-old tech entrepreneur, died after falling nearly 2,000 feet while descending Mount Shasta. He was part of a group that reached the summit but became stranded, attempting to slide down an icy slope before losing control and sliding out of sight.
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