RESCUE DAYS AWAY? http://ift.tt/2qwaNo3 An Argentine mountain climber is stranded alone about halfway up Canada's highest peak, braving high winds and awaiting a rescue that may still be days away. Natalia Martinez, 37, was nine days into a solo traverse of Yukon's Mount Logan (5,959 metres) when a pair of earthquakes rattled the territory on Monday morning. The quakes — magnitudes 6.2 and 6.3 — set off a series of avalanches on the mountain, sparing Martinez but leaving her surrounded by unstable terrain. "Right now, she's doing her best to stay safe, keep the camp safe, to keep the tent sound," said her partner Camilo Rada from Vancouver, where he is a student. Rada has been keeping in touch with Martinez by satellite phone. She's now camped at an elevation above 3,000 metres. "Things are not settled yet, and another aftershock is possible. So it's dangerous for her to move, basically, whether up or down, so the plan is to get her a rescue by helicopter." Martinez, 37, is an accomplished mountaineer. 'She knows how to make a camp strong and to keep it safe in a storm,' said her partner Camilo Rada, also a skilled climber. (Arran Whiteford via Icefield Discovery Tours) The
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