SCMP China reports: Three Nepali guides and a Czech climber have died in the Himalayas so far this season Shelley Johannesen, 53, was killed on Monday while descending from the summit of the world’s fifth-highest peak, expedition organisers said, marking the season’s latest death. David Roubinek, a 38-year-old Czech climber, and three Nepali guides have died in the Himalayas so far this season. Johannesen, co-founder of US-based outfitter Dash Adventures, had successfully reached the 8,485-metre (27,800ft) summit before she was struck by an avalanche at around 7,200m while coming down.
“She was hit by an avalanche just below Camp 3,” Nabin Trital, managing director of Expedition Himalaya, said. She was climbing with a three-member team that included her partner David Ashley and two Nepali guides.
Key facts
- David Roubinek, a 38-year-old Czech climber, and three Nepali guides have died in the Himalayas so far this season.
- “She was hit by an avalanche just below Camp 3,” Nabin Trital, managing director of Expedition Himalaya, said.
- She was climbing with a three-member team that included her partner David Ashley and two Nepali guides.
Originally reported by SCMP China. This story has been edited and re-presented by BRIC Team.
