An avalanche on Mount Shishabangma (southwest China), one of the highest mountains in the world, killed at least two people, American and Nepalese climbers, and left two missing, organizers reported to AFP on Sunday.
This mountain in the Himalayas rises to 8,027 meters above sea level and is located in the Tibet region.
The avalanche occurred on Saturday “at an altitude of between 7,600 and 8,000 metres,” Xinhua News Agency, citing the Tibet Sports Bureau, said.
The agency, which did not identify the victims or their gender, added: “The avalanche killed an American climber and a Nepalese climber, and an American climber and a Nepalese climber went missing, and a Nepalese climber was seriously injured.”
According to the trip organizers, American mountaineer Anna Goto has died, and her compatriot Gina Marie is missing.
They were competing to become the first American women to climb all 14 peaks more than 8,000 meters above sea level, according to the Nepalese newspaper. Himalayan Times.
“We received information that Anna and her guide were hit by an avalanche yesterday and their bodies were found,” Mingma David Sherpa, director of the Nepalese agency, told AFP. Elite ExpedWho organized the American mountaineers’ expedition.
He added, “Other climbers are also missing.”
Gina Marie’s fate is uncertain.
“American climber Gina Marie Rzesedlo and our guide Tenjen are missing. Tashi Sherpa, director of the Nepalese company, told AFP that research is continuing. Seven summit tripsWhich regulates the ascent of high peaks.
Nepalese guide Tenjin “Lama” Sherpa, mentioned by the company, in July, along with Norwegian Kristin Harila, the mountaineer who climbed the 14 world peaks above 8,000 meters, became the fastest.
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