Check this out...
Local climber Marc-Andre Leclerc, and friend with many of us, is leaving his mark in Patagonia together with Colin Healey.
I'm so thrilled for Marc-Andre.
http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web15w/newswire-cerro-torre-integral-ascent
Wow, pretty great! I also noticed the number of obituaries in Alpinist magazine for those climbing at that level. Very shocking.
You're right Paul. High-end mountaineering has always been high-risk, so I'm not sure whether it's any worse now.
Marc-Andre is pursuing his dream. Hopefully he will be one of the "lucky" ones.