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It is part of the Everest massif, and its standard climbing route follows the same path as Everest's South Col route up to the Yellow Band beyond Camp 3. After the Yellow Band, the routes diverge with climbers bound for Everest taking a left over the Geneva Spur up to the South Col, while Lhotse climbers take a right further up the Lhotse face.
ExplorersWeb, citing the Himalayan Database, reported that as of July 2023, 51 teams had tried to reach the summit of Langtang Lirung, but only 14 had succeeded, while 16 climbers died.
Over 340 people have died attempting to reach—or return from—the summit of Mount Everest which, at 8,848.86 m (29,031 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), is Earth's highest mountain and a particularly desirable peak for mountaineers. This makes it the mountain with the most deaths, although it does not have the highest death rate.
Ondrej Huserka’s rope reportedly snapped and he fell into ice crevasse while rappelling down tough east face of Langtang Lirung peak in Nepal
Lowe was survived by his wife Jennifer and three sons, Max, Sam, and Isaac. The Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation was established in his honor to provide direction and financial support to humanitarian programs in mountain regions around the world. Their work includes the Khumbu Climbing Center for indigenous people of Nepal. [7]
Kostrikin, 55, died at the camp, which is located at an altitude of around 5,360 metres (17,585 feet) during a rotation on the 8,848-metre (29,031 feet) mountain on Saturday, said Bhishma Kumar ...
Memorial of Dimitar Ilievski, who died descending from the mountain. Examples of those who, after summiting, died on the descent down or soon after (not counting other climbs, on the same expedition but does not have to be their first summit) examples only. Dimitar Ilievski-Murato; Francys Arsentiev; Hannelore Schmatz; Hristo Prodanov; Jozef Psotka
Five people have died during the 2024 Everest climbing season while three are missing and presumed dead. The death toll this season, which is nearing its end, however is lower than last year when ...