Latest JP AUCLAIR & ANDREAS FRANSSON Update

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Weather didn't allow for the geli to take off for a while, it has snowed since the accident, making the bodies harder if not impossible to locate, even more avalanches happen since. The rescue mission will start again on Saturday.

The Auclaur familly will be on their way Monday to Argentina it hopes to find the remains of their loved one.

Allo à tous. Voici les nouvelles du jour. Ce fut malheureusement une autre journée dont le dénouement n'a pas été celui que l'on souhaitait... Tout d'abord, l'hélicoptère n'était pas disponible et prêt à décoller de Perito Moreno (village le plus proche de Monte San Lorenzo) tôt ce matin comme on nous l'avait annoncé. Mais comme la météo n'était pas clémente, ça n'a pas changé grand-chose...

En milieu d'après-midi, l'hélico a finalement été en mesure de prendre son envol vers la montagne. Mais l'équipe de secours a bord a constaté sur place qu'il avait neigé dans la nuit précédente, et que d'autres avalanches avaient eu lieu, rendant ainsi impossible la localisation des corps...

L'équipe de secours reprendra donc sa mission demain matin, et un plan B s'organise. Continuez de penser fort à JP, Andreas, et à nous SVP pour que la mission de récupération soit un succès.

Jean, Ingrid, Jacques et moi serons en route vers l'Argentine à partir de samedi prochain, et serons sur place lundi matin, afin de rencontrer les caméramans, la famille de Andreas, et, je le souhaite, pour y retrouver JP, et un peu de paix, si tout se passe bien d'ici là....

En plus d'Ingrid Sirois, de Jean Auclair, de Nadia Lazzari, de Jacques, de Claire, de Genève, et de toutes nos familles et amis, je désire remercier particulièrement Rolando Garibotti et Per As, nos correspondants italiens et suédois qui nous ont donné l'heure juste et une vision claire du déroulement des opérations, et ce, malgré qu'ils sont encore plus loin que nous du sud de l'Argentine, et qu'ils le font pour l'amour de leurs pairs et de la montagne.

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I'm sad to say there is now no chance of survival of our fallen friends.

I've lost a good friend and an amazing inspiration. JP will leave a huge void in our lives.

Peace and love to you JP

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I'm afraid this may be the end of the story. Although I haven't heard confirmation back from Iannick since an hour or so ago. He's been offline and I'm sure everyone wants to be left alone if this the truth and deal with the news.

I'll still update here once I get final word back.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montr...c-extreme-skier-killed-in-avalanche-1.2783133

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I've been in contact with Iannick B who's directly in communication with JP's girlfriend and his father. They're the only ones along with Andreas family who have the official info on what is going on. Here's what we know;

1) A rescue team is getting ready to leave Argentina right now. They wont make it to the site until next morning (wednesday).

2) All death rumours circulating online were made off observations from a helicopter. No one on the ground has been able to physically confirm their status. All they saw were inert bodies.

3) There's still hope, although very small, that their injuries may not have been lethal.

Lets all send positive vibes and hope for the better!

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Really hoping that they are all just rumors. I love that guy. He is the reason I got into freestyle
 
Here's to hoping for the best! If there's hope we should all hope that today is the day we thought we lost JP & Andreas!

(I'm not usually the type to send out prayers, but...)Prayers are going out to them and their friends/families, I hope they make it out ok!
 
Massive amount of vibrations going down to the southern hemisphere from me and everyone around me tonight.
 
Sending one up to the big guy for such inspirational and rad dudes. These two were more than skiers to everyone
 
Man it would be a miracle if they were still alive. Praying they are. Skiing can't lose another legend.
 
Sending so many vibes their way....he is so influential and they are great guys.

Any reason they can't get there sooner? As in, they saw bodies from the heli, can't they quickly set a guy down and check? It's probably more complex than I'm making it out to be.
 
Prayers that they pull up everyone involved alive! Would really love for all this speculation to be nullified and see them survive
 
so you are saying that they are still on the the site of the slide, Jp and Andreas, and they have no one to help them at the moment?
 
Prayers. I'm about to go on a ski touring trip down in chile in two days. Saying that this news has me shook is a massive understatement. Really hope these guys are going to make it out ok. It sounds absolutely terrifying but if there's anyone who can pull through this it's them. Reading this news has me totally reevaluating why I go into the backcountry. yes it's fun, but awareness and safety have to be the utmost priority. Never know when shit is gonna hit the fan, even if your JP Auclair. Again my prayers are going out to them and their families, more than I can put into words.
 
it'd be crazy to find out they are still alive......really hope some miracle happened and they'll be saved

sending good vibes their way
 
Everything I have goes out to you boys, I pray to everything I believe in that this ends up being the biggest scare of all time.
 
13153458:vinnypaz said:
so you are saying that they are still on the the site of the slide, Jp and Andreas, and they have no one to help them at the moment?
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No rescuers have physically reached them yet, but should in the morning. Only then we will know what is their real status. Reports of their deaths has been made from a helicopter flying hundreds of feet above.
 
13153440:robotdna said:
Sending so many vibes their way....he is so influential and they are great guys.

Any reason they can't get there sooner? As in, they saw bodies from the heli, can't they quickly set a guy down and check? It's probably more complex than I'm making it out to be.
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This! Sending a rescue team from Argentina while the avalanche was in Chile sounds dumb as fuck, specially in a critical situation like this where time is of the essence and there are lives on the line.

Let's hope for the best! Sending prayers from Argentina.
 
This has been a really rough day. These guys and also Liz Daley dying... Really hope death is just a rumor
 
13153513:Pitolairas said:
This! Sending a rescue team from Argentina while the avalanche was in Chile sounds dumb as fuck, specially in a critical situation like this where time is of the essence and there are lives on the line.

Let's hope for the best! Sending prayers from Argentina.
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On the eastern side of the Andes it's quicker to get there from Argentina. There's better infrastructure, and closer airports. Santiago is a long ways away from Patagonia. I'm not an expert on anything of this sort, so don't take what I'm saying as fact. It's just what I've heard from a family member who lives down there.
 
I really hope that they make it out of this in the end. Watching all of JPs segments from back in the day reminds me what a true inspiration he is and always will be. I just hope that theres even the slightest chance they may still be alive so that inspiration can live on for those unlucky to not be touched by JP and Andreas yet.
 
13153548:ShireRat said:
On the eastern side of the Andes it's quicker to get there from Argentina. There's better infrastructure, and closer airports. Santiago is a long ways away from Patagonia. I'm not an expert on anything of this sort, so don't take what I'm saying as fact. It's just what I've heard from a family member who lives down there.
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Did some research and found out that the reason why Argentina is sending a rescue team and not Chile is because they where climbing in the border and the avalanche dragged them to argentinian territory. Due to International Protocols, this was the only way to proceed.
 
Sending out all the vibes and energy I've got

One of the most inspiring skiers out there, hoping with all my fiber he's okay
 
13153600:Pitolairas said:
Did some research and found out that the reason why Argentina is sending a rescue team and not Chile is because they where climbing in the border and the avalanche dragged them to argentinian territory. Due to International Protocols, this was the only way to proceed.
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Shit, glad you did your research man. Not sure how I feel about international protocol dictating who rescues them. At least there is a team on the way. Does anyone know what's going on with the two photographers?
 
Really hope they get pulled out alive. Sending positive thoughts their way. I can't imagine what their families are going through with the suspense. Hopefully they get home and get to see the support everyone truly has for them.
 
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