Kennedy wrote on the “Evening Sends” blog that it’s the painful reality of the sport and that “climbing is either a beautiful gift or a curse.”
Gallatin County sheriff’s officials say the 27-year-old and his 23-year-old girlfriend, Inge Perkins, were skiing on Imp Peak on Saturday when they triggered an avalanche in a steep, narrow gulley.
Perkins was buried by the 150-foot-wide slide, and Kennedy hiked out for help after he couldn’t find her.
Kennedy was found dead in a home Sunday as search teams prepared to recover Perkins’ body.