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On June 27th 2006 Dustin and Kristen Yoder along with a friend and fellow climber Brennan Larson lost their lives in a tragic mountain climbing accident on Artesonraju a 6015 meter peak in the Cordillera Blanca Mountains in the Andes of Peru. As brother and sister Dustin and Kristen shared a passion for outdoor adventure. They grew up hiking and backpacking in the Southwest and spent much of their spare time rock and ice climbing together. Over the years they scaled multiple peaks together in Arizona Colorado Alaska Washington State Mexico and South America.