Here is the May 13 round up of backcountry accidents in South Africa, Mount Lhotse, Everest, Russia
Rescuers abseil to the aid of trapped tourist
Independent Online – Cape Town,South Africa
… Tromp said that shortly after the call-out at 4pm a Red Cross Skymed helicopter airlifted two WSAR climbers to the top of the mountain from where one abseiled …
Czech Climber Dies on Mt Lhotse
Himalayan Times – Kathmandu,Nepal
A mountaineer from the Czech Republic, who was part of a Norwegian expedition team, died on Mt Lhotse on Wednesday, a mountaineering source said on Thursday. …
Everest newsflash: Czech climber injured on Lhotse face – rescue …
Mounteverest – New York,NY,USA
(MountEverest.net) “A Czech climber fell 2000ft on Lhotse face yesterday,†reported Paul and Fiona Adler. “We only found him this morning. …
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Climber breaks false leg on Everest
Supersport – Johannesburg,South Africa
New Zealander Mark Inglis, trying to become the first double amputee to climb Mount Everest, snapped one of his artificial legs in an accident on the peak. …
Climber snaps false leg on Everest
Independent Online – Cape Town,South Africa
… a cold and lost his voice and has found the climb “a lot harder than he thought it would be”, after climbing Cho Oyu, the world’s sixth highest mountain at 8 …
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Three climbers die, one injured in Altai mountains
ITAR-TASS – Moscow,Russia
MOSCOW, May 6 (Itar-Tass) — Three climbers died and one was injured when they fell into a gorge when climbing a mountain in the Gorno-Altaisk region, the
