The identity of a young rock climber who perished after falling off a well-known mountain in Victoria has been revealed.
Tragedy struck last Monday while Sydneysider Angela Ha, 24, and her friends were hiking Mount Arapiles for ten days.
She fell while ascending the Organ Pipes portion, which is well-known for its rough tubular crags.
Ten hours after being winched to safety and transported to Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital in severe condition, Ms. Ha passed away.
Since then, she has been characterised as a passionate climber who has climbed mountains in Australia, Vietnam, and a large portion of Southeast Asia.
In order to assist injured rock climbers, the architecture graduate was set to begin her Doctor of Physiotherapy program at the University of Sydney.
Sadly, less than an hour after Ms. Ha’s death, her sister Michelle and father Daniel arrived at her hospital bedside after racing from Sydney.
Holding her hand and bidding her farewell, they stayed by her side for five more hours.
Last Monday, tragedy occurred as Angela Ha was trekking at Mount Arapiles in western Victoria.
Angela loved rock climbing. “Deep down, I think she knew we were coming and wanted to stay, but couldn’t hold on past her bedtime, which was always before 10pm,” Michelle told the Herald Sun. “She would have been so, so tired from the big day.” “I will never forget my dad crying but smiling, saying he was grateful she got to pass away doing what she loved.”
“I just want everyone to live their life, to live their daily life to the fullest,” said Ms. Ha, who was known for having a lively attitude and a strong love of the outdoors and adventure. Michelle told the ABC, “It’s really honouring her in doing so.”
“Always thinking about how she could do more, be more, give more,” wrote her cousin Martin.
Her heart is what I will remember the most. She took her position as the eldest of four very seriously.
She consistently shows up and watches out for her younger siblings. She was the kind of person that made you feel good simply by being in her presence.
The Sydneysider had ascended mountains in southeast Asia and Australia.
In order to assist wounded rock climbers, Angela Ha was going to begin her doctoral studies in physiotherapy.
Angela had been ascending the portion of the Organ Pipes, which is renowned for its rough tubular crags.
On a special memorial page on the internet, relatives, friends, and climbers have poured their condolences in response to Ms. Ha’s passing.
“Angela was joking about life in the inner-west, being ‘poor’ and the chaos in her life being ‘Ange-coded’, which made me chuckle,” he recalled. “I wanted to say ‘don’t worry, you’ll be fine’, thinking she had her whole life ahead of her,” he said, referring to a fellow rock climber who had met Ms. Ha just before the tragedy.
She was ecstatic to be climbing in a location that she clearly liked.
This Friday, Ms. Ha’s funeral will take place in Sydney.
In order to transport Ms. Ha’s remains from Melbourne and assist with memorial expenses, her US-based aunt launched a fundraising that has raised over $40,000.
The coroner will look into her death.
Renowned for its varied and difficult routes, Mount Arapiles draws 45,000 climbers annually.
