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Bodies of American Climber Anna Gutu and Her Nepalese Sherpa Retrieved from Shishapangma, Tibet

A team organized by Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja returned to Shishapangma, Tibet, this month to retrieve the bodies of American climber Anna Gutu and her guide Mingmar Sherpa, seven months after their tragic deaths in an avalanche in October 2023. Anna Gutu was aiming to become the first American woman to climb all 14 8,000+ peaks in the world. At the […]
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Record Breaking Sherpa Tenjin Lama & American Climber Gina Marie Rzucidlo Confirmed Dead in Shishapangma Avalanche, Tibet

China moutaneering authorities have declared American climber Gina Marie Rzucidlo and her guide Tenjin Lama Sherpa dead. The pair went missing on Saturday, October 7, 2023, when an avalanche took out the path on Tibet’s Shishapagma. Their bodies have not been found and Chinese authorities do not allow helicopters in search and rescue efforts. Related: American Climber Anna Gutu and […]
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2 Ski Mountaineers Killed in Avalanche on Shisha Pangma

This past Tuesday an avalanche claimed the lives of two Dynafit sponsored athletes who were attempting to climb two 8,000-meter peaks in one week via the “Dynafit Double 8” project. Sebastian Haag and Andrea Zambaldi were hit by an avalanche on Tibet’s Shisha Pangma (8,027m/26,335ft) while climbing at 25,918-feet, only 400-feet below the summit. The avalanche dragged them 2,000-vertical-feet […]
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