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Adam Ondra (Czech pronunciation: [ˈadam ˈondra]; born February 5, 1993) is a Czech professional rock climber, specializing in lead climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing. In 2013, Rock & Ice described Ondra as a prodigy and the leading climber of his generation. [ 1 ]
Beth Rodden (born 1980) US, rock climber and first female to match the highest male grades in traditional climbing with Meltdown 5.14d (9a) Jordan Romero (born 1996) US, became the youngest person to climb Everest on May 22, 2010, aged 13 years, 10 months, 10 days [ 4 ]
Prolific climber, adventurer, and BASE jumper, was killed in a BASE jumping accident near Zion National Park, Utah. [63] [64] Leary climbed Yosemite's El Capitan more than 50 times and had set numerous climbing records on that mountain, including setting speed records for climbing the Salathé Wall, with Alex Honnold; and The Nose.
The group, which included a climber from Colorado and another from Canada, had been missing since Monday. New Zealand police confirmed the deaths Thursday after search teams found climbing gear ...
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Another skier, in an avalanche separate from the one in Oregon, was killed near Powderhouse Peak in California, around 111 miles east of Sacramento, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office.
On April 18, 2014, 16 Sherpas were killed in an avalanche in the Khumbu Icefall. [11] [12] [13] On April 25, 2015, 19 people—the most ever in a single day on Everest—were killed in an avalanche at base camp after a 7.8 earthquake, which killed more than 9,000 people and injured more than 23,000 in Nepal.
He Made a Climbing Comeback After a Brain Tumor Courtesy Stewart Matthew Stewart started an adventure climbing Half Dome in Yosemite in 2023 just like many fit 28-year-olds would: Prepared ...