Julian Sands – live: Another climber shares touching tribute as search for missing actor enters day 10

A mountaineer named Sarah Crosby has shared a tribute to Julian Sands, having met him while hiking Mount Kilimanjaro.

“Praying for Julian Sands, whom we met on Mount Kilimanjaro,” she wrote on Twitter on Sunday evening. “He regaled us with Shakespeare and Keats and was the first person to capture us as an engaged couple.

“He even carried a piece of the mountain to present to us. She’s such a beautiful soul.

Julian Sands is believed to have disappeared while climbing Mount Baldy in California’s San Gabriel Mountains.

Currently, the weather is 3°C (38°F).

There is a high wind warning in place for southwestern California, with official guidance: “Destroying winds could bring down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for large vehicles.

As the search for Julian Sands continues in Southern California, The Independentby Louis Chilton looks back on the actor’s life and prolific career so far.

Born in Otley, West Yorkshire in 1958, the actor began his career with supporting roles in projects such as 1984’s Oxford Blues and The Killing Fieldsin which he played journalist Jon Swain.

In the years that followed, he acted in many other films and won a Golden Globe for his supporting role in Leaving Las Vegas.

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The star of Arachnophobia and A room with a view was reported missing while hiking in the Baldy Bowl area of ​​the San Gabriel Mountains on Friday.

There were no major updates Monday morning and Sands remains missing as reports continue of inclement weather in Southern California.

More recently, authorities have searched from the air, as there is always a risk of causing an avalanche with a search on the ground.

In addition to Julian Sands, Los Angeles County rescuers are currently searching the San Gabriel Mountain Range for missing 61-year-old hiker Robert Gregory.

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A friend described the strength of Julian Sands’ love for his wife and children.

“His total and utter adoration is still for his wife, novelist and screenwriter Evgenia Citkowitz, with whom he has two daughters,” they said. The Independent.

“And his son Henry by his first wife journalist Sarah Sands is closely related to him and has joined his search in the California mountains where he disappeared.

According to the sheriff’s department, it has launched 14 search and rescue missions in the Mount Baldy area alone in the past month, with two hikers dying on the mountain.

In addition to Julian Sands, Los Angeles County rescuers are currently searching the San Gabriel Mountain Range for missing 61-year-old hiker Robert Gregory.

US authorities have said there is still “no deadline” to call off the search for Julian Sands.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said the incident was still classified as a search and rescue operation.

“We will schedule another ground search when the weather improves, and it will be safe for our ground crews,” a department spokesperson said.

The helicopter search for missing actor Julian Sands is still ongoing, with US authorities using cellphone forensics to try to pinpoint his location.

National and state officials are working to help find Mr. Sands. On Friday, the nation’s sheriff’s department revealed that pings from the actor’s phone appeared to show he was on the move the day he was reported missing.

A department spokesperson said, “We are working with state and federal agencies that have cell phone forensic expertise to help us pinpoint a location, but so far no new information has been released. has been developed.”

Julian Sands’ family shared with The Independent the last known footage of him mountaineering.

Harrowing photographs he sent to his grandson Billy in September show him relaxed and happy climbing the 14,783ft Weisshorn mountain in the Swiss Alps.

The Weisshorn, a three-peaked pyramid-shaped mountain about 15 miles from the Matterhorn, is described by climbing experts as “more serious” than its famous neighbour. “One of the toughest 4,000m peaks, the Weisshorn is a long and serious ascent by any route,” according to the Alpine Guides.