A best Slovak mountaineer died on a descent of the 7,234-meter Langtang Lirung height in Nepal after an ancient ascent up its east face, Slovakia’s climbers affiliation stated on Sunday.Ondrej Huserka, a member of the Slovak nationwide climbing crew who had climbed within the Alps, Patagonia, Pamir Mountains and Himalayas, fell right into a crevasse on Thursday.His Czech mountain climbing spouse Marek Holecek stated that the pair had simply finished the first-ever ascent of the Langtang Lirung height by means of the east face.
The Slovak climbers affiliation SHS James referred to as for rescue motion on Fb however then stated on Sunday that the helicopter may just now not take off on account of unhealthy climate.Holecek showed the demise in an emotional submit on Fb.
He stated Huserka had “hit an angled floor after an eight-meter drop, then persevered down a labyrinth into the depths of the glacier.”Holecek added that he had spent hours looking to rescue Huserka however failed because the Slovak used to be trapped head down and it seems that paralyzed.”I rappelled all the way down to him and stayed with him for 4 hours till his mild pale. There is not anything extra so as to add,” Holecek stated.SHS James stated that the elements in Nepal would save you rescue motion within the days to come back.
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“Following a telephone name with Marek Holecek and his standing printed the day prior to this, and given the elements stipulations below Langtang Lirung, the friends and family should take care of the truth that Ondrej isn’t with us any longer,” it added.
The Slovak day-to-day SME described the 34-year-old Huserka as “probably the most highest Slovak mountaineers” and SHS James referred to as him a world-class climber who used to be a “humble and nice buddy.”ExplorersWeb, bringing up the Himalayan Database, reported that as of July 2023, 51 groups had attempted to succeed in the summit of Langtang Lirung, however simplest 14 had succeeded, whilst 16 climbers died. In 2009, famed Slovenian mountaineer Tomaz Humar used to be discovered useless at the mountain, the BBC reported.
The height of Langtang Lirung, the 99th tallest mountain on the planet, is seend in Nepal on April 2022
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Huserka’s demise comes a few month after 5 Russian mountaineers died after it seems that slipping and falling at the global’s seventh-highest height in Nepal.
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