Overview
- Huber recounts helicopter-led efforts on July 29 that located Dahlmeier’s partner but confirmed no chance of saving the 31-year-old after a fatal rockfall the previous day at about 5,700 meters.
- Rising temperatures, ongoing rockfall and shifting terrain made recovery too dangerous, leading teams to halt initial attempts despite intensive planning.
- At her parents’ request, Huber and Tad McCrea mounted a further search in September but found no trace, concluding she will likely remain on the mountain.
- Huber says it is probable her body lies in a crevasse and may be buried by continuing debris, leaving no realistic prospect of retrieval.
- He describes functioning through the operation before grieving later alone at the ABC camp, where he says he finally cried and said goodbye to a close friend.