hɪz fɹˈɛndz kænˈɑːt bᵻlˈiːv hiː hɐz dˈaɪd ˌɔn ɐn ʌndɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt klˈaɪm ðæt wʌz wˈɛl wɪðˌɪn hɪz tˈɛknɪkəl kˈɑːmpɪtəns ænd sˈiːm tə hæv dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ ðɪ ˈɑːbviəs fˈækt ðˌæɾə θˈɜːɾifˈʊt ɡɹˈaʊnd fˈɔːl ɪz mˈoːɹ lˈaɪkli tə ɹɪzˈʌlt ɪn dˈɛθ ðˌænə twˈɪstᵻd ˈæŋkəl.
His friends cannot believe he has died on an undistinguished climb that was well within his technical competence and  seem to have difficulty understanding the obvious fact that a 30-foot ground fall is more likely to result in death than a twisted ankle.