George Ryan Johnson, 34, an experienced climber from Juneau, Alaska, went missing in early March 2018 while attempting a new route on the north face of the Mendenhall Towers with 25-year-old partner Marc-André Leclerc. The pair reached the summit of the main tower, and Leclerc posted a photo on March 5 — the last communication from them; they were expected back by March 7 and were reported overdue when they did not return.

A multiagency search began but was repeatedly hampered by severe weather, heavy snow and freezing temperatures. Crews found a cache of gear at the base on March 8 and, after a weather break on March 13, located an intact anchor rope on the fourth tower and two climbing ropes in a crevasse that matched the climbers’ equipment. Authorities concluded a safe recovery was not feasible and called off the search on March 14. Both men are presumed to have died during their descent, possibly from a fall, avalanche or rockfall; the search was suspended in November 2018 but the case remains open.

Did anyone in the climbing community see them on the route or have detailed last-seen information to share?