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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 Nima Tenji Sherpa Nepal: Storm, altitude sickness
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
He also climbed to the summit twice in two weeks and held the record climbing time from base camp to summit of 16 hours and 56 minutes. [18] In 2019, 11 people died on Everest during a record season with a huge number of climbers. Videos shared on social media showed climbers waiting in long queues to advance up the mountain. [19]
Lama was guiding American climber Gina Marie Rzucidlo, when he was lost in an avalanche on Shishapangma. At the time, Rzucidlo was vying with Anna Gutu to become the first American woman to climb all 14 of the eight-thousanders, a rivalry some have suggested as why the pair kept climbing despite deteriorating weather conditions. [31] [32]
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 ...
The 1986 K2 disaster refers to a period from 6 August to 10 August 1986, when five mountaineers died on the eight-thousander K2, in the Karakoram during a severe storm. Eight other climbers were killed in the weeks preceding, bringing the total number of deaths that climbing season to 13.
Banshi Lal, 46, who was rescued from the mountain last week, died in Kathmandu hospital, ... The video was taken shortly after British climber Daniel Paterson and his Nepali Sherpa, Pastenji, were ...