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List of deaths on Makalu Date Name Nationality Cause of death References 14 May 2024 Johnny Saliba France: Altitude sickness [88] 7 May 2024 Lakpa Tenji Sherpa Nepal: Exhaustion [89] [90] 24 October 2021 Henrik T. Adersen Denmark: Unknown (died near Base Camp; likely a trekker as no climbing permits were issued in autumn 2021) [91] 24 May 2019
Due to the difficulties and dangers in bringing bodies down, most who die on the mountain remain where they fall. Two Nepalese climbers died on October 24, 1984, while trying to recover the body of Hannelore Schmatz. [20] In 1999, searchers for George Mallory's body found his and other bodies in the snow in a catchment basin near the peak. [21 ...
A Malaysian climber likely died of exposure and altitude-related illness earlier this week after sheltering for days in a snow cave with minimal survival gear near the top of Denali, North America ...
A top Slovak mountaineer died on a descent of the 7,234-meter Langtang Lirung peak in Nepal after an historic ascent up its east face, Slovakia's climbers association said on Sunday.
Ondrej Huserka’s rope reportedly snapped and he fell into ice crevasse while rappelling down tough east face of Langtang Lirung peak in Nepal
John Roskelley (born 1948) US, author, alpinist, Himalayan climber notable for technical first ascents of 7000 and 8000 m peaks Fred Rouhling (born 1970) France, rock climber, notable for the world's fourth 9a (5.14d) rock climb (and first in France), and the controversy over Akira
He began climbing while a student at the University of Birmingham in 1973. [4] After university, Allen went to work in the oil and gas industry. [5] Allen began climbing in the Himalayas in the early 1980s. After several attempts, Allen summitted Mount Everest via the South East Ridge on May 26, 2000. He was the 960th person to summit Everest ...
Professional alpine climber Michael Gardner has died at age 32 following a fall. Gardner and his longtime climbing partner, Sam Hennessey, were trekking up the Jannu East Mountain in Nepal on ...