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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.
Ondrej Huserka’s rope reportedly snapped and he fell into ice crevasse while rappelling down tough east face of Langtang Lirung peak in Nepal
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]
Ian Clough (1937–1970) was a British mountaineer who was killed on the 1970 British Annapurna expedition led by Sir Chris Bonington to climb the south face of the Himalayan massif. He was later described by Bonington as "the most modest man I ever had the good luck to climb with" and "the kindest and most selfless partner I ever had."
More than 330 climbers have died trying since modern records were kept, according to the Himalayan Database, which compiles records of all expeditions in the Himalayas; some of those bodies remain ...
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
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 ...