American Climber Dies in Avalanche on Nepal's Mount Makalu
The 59-year-old Dash Adventures co-founder died after a section of fixed rope gave way, and three other climbers were evacuated by helicopter.
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An American mountaineer died on Monday in Nepal in an avalanche that surprised her on the slopes of Mount Makalu.
Founder of Kamas-based Dash Adventures killed in Himalayan avalanche
Mountaineering organizations are reporting that Kamas-based Dash Adventures founders Shelley Johannesen and David Ashley were caught in an avalanche Sunday while descending the Himalayan peak Mount Makalu, and Johannesen was killed. Ashley and a sherpa were reportedly taken by helicopter for treatment in Katmandu, Gripped magazine reported Monday. The pair along with along with Tawa Sherpa and Phurba Sonam Sherpa reached the 8,485-meter peak the…
Sankhuwasabha. A mountaineer has died while returning from climbing the world's fifth-highest mountain, Makalu, in Makalu Rural Municipality-2 of Sankhuwasabha. American citizen Shelly Johansen, 53, died while returning from climbing the world's fifth-highest mountain, Makalu, said Kumar Prasad Mainali, Deputy Superintendent of Police at the Sankhuwasabha District Police Office. While returning from climbing Makalu, he was seriously injured afte…
American Climber Dies in Accident on Himalayan Mountain
American mountaineer Shelley Johannesen has died after an avalanche struck during her descent from Makalu, the world’s fifth-highest peak, in Nepal’s Himalaya. Johannesen and her team had successfully reached the 8,485-metre summit on May 9. The accident occurred at an elevation of roughly 7,200 metres, where a fixed rope reportedly failed, triggering the avalanche. Johannesen and her partner, David Ashley, were co-founders of Dash Adventures , …
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