A Seattle scientist and avid climber was killed Tuesday when he fell into a crevasse on Mount Rainier. >>Read More

It's a shame. They were descending after a successful summit. All four dragged into a crevasse.

I've said it before and IMO people, especially ones new to "mountaineering" put too much emphasis on the self-arrest. Better footwork and general climbing technique are much more important. I think this story illustrates that there are plenty of times where a self arrest does nothing.

Save some energy for the trip down. People push themselves so hard to get to the top of Rainier and other similar peaks that picking up cramponed feet is difficult on the hike down.