Chinese media reports have confirmed an American mountaineer and a Nepalese guide died after avalanches hit a Tibetan mountain. Two others remain missing.
American mountaineer Anna Gutu and a Nepalese guide Mingmar Sherpa were confirmed Sunday dead after avalanches struck the slopes of a Tibetan mountain, while two others remained missing, according to Chinese media reports.Mount Shishapangma Saturday afternoon at 7,600 and 8,000 meters in altitude, according to state-owned Xinhua News Agency.
Two others, American climber Gina Marie Rzucidlo and a Nepalese mountain guide Tenjen Sherpa, went missing, the news agency said. Sherpa was one half of a duo who shattered the record for the fastest climb of the 14 mountains more than 8,000 meters high in July this year. He wanted to become the youngest climber to scale all 14 peaks twice.
The avalanches also seriously injured Nepalese mountain guide Karma Geljen Sherpa, who was escorted down the mountain by rescuers and is currently in stable condition. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyA total of 52 climbers from various countries including the U.S., Britain, Japan, and Italy were attempting to summit the mountain when the avalanches hit, Xinhua said.9 Americans killed in Hamas attacks on Israel: State Department
October is a popular time to trek the Himalayas as it’s after the rainy monsoon season, but experts have cautioned that climate change has increased the risk of avalanches in the region.
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