Framingham High Graduate Dies in Tragic Climbing Fall

 Amy R. Stein of British Columbia, a 1993 graduate of Framingham High School, died Tuesday, May 14 in a tragic climbing fall.

Stein, 37, was walking down from the Snow Creek Wall with other members of a climbing party when she jumped out of the path of falling rock and fell to her death, report the Seattle PI.

Stein and four other rock climbers had descended the Orbit route on the Snow Creek Wall Tuesday afternoon, and were hiking down from the base when a large rock broke free above Stein, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office said.

She was in a narrow ravine, and moved to avoid the rock, stepping off the ledge and accidentally falling 70 to 100 feet, said the Sheriff's office.

One of the climbers hiked out for help while another attempted to revive her, but failed, reported The Wenatchee World.

She was pronounced dead as rescuers arrived on the scene.

A 1993 graduate of Framingham High, Stein was a 1997 graduate of Dartmouth College and attained her master's degree in architecture from Rhode Island School of Design in 2004.

She relocated to Squamish in 2006 because of her love of climbing and the outdoors, stated her obituary.

She was the daughter of Jay A. Stein of Boston (formerly of Framingham) and the late Audrey W. Stein.

In addition to her father, she is survived by her brothers, Benjamin Stein of New York City and Peter Stein of Needham,  Peter's wife Rebecca Stein, her stepmother, Gretchen Fox Stein, her stepsister Jin Fox, her stepbrother Fleming Fox and her six nieces and Nephews, Annie, Jack and Jason Stein of Needham; Sylvi, Sammy and Zachary Stein of New York, according to her obituary.

Services will be at the Levine Chapel, 470 Harvard St. in Brookline on Monday, May 20 at 10:30 a.m.

Interment at the Framingham Natick Jewish Cemetery, 20 Windsor Ave. in Natick.

The family will receive friends and family in their Boston home following the interment and on Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to The Women's Wilderness Institute Amy Stein Fund, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 16, Boulder, CO 80304 or www.womenswilderness.org/amy-stein-memorial-fund. The Girls' Wilderness Program uses the challenge of wilderness experience to help girls discover the power of their own voices and build the personal and interpersonal skills to successfully navigate the challenges of their lives. The Girls' Program provides scholarships to girls in need, and provides opportunities for girls to learn their own power through climbing, hiking, and outdoor experiences.