Sherpa Falls to his Death

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Sherpa Falls to his Death

by jedicolin » Thu May 19, 2016 2:58 pm

A Nepalese Sherpa guide, accompanying Indian soldiers in their attempt to summit the world's fourth-highest peak Lhotse Face, died today after he slipped and fell 2,000 metres while fixing ropes during the expedition.

Read more at http://www.everest1953.co.uk/sherpa-falls-death
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Re: Sherpa Falls to his Death

by ExcitableBoy » Thu May 19, 2016 5:28 pm

Lhtose Face is not a peak, it is the ice field separating Mt. Everest and Lhotse Peak.
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Re: Sherpa Falls to his Death

by jedicolin » Sat May 21, 2016 8:10 pm

ExcitableBoy wrote:Lhtose Face is not a peak, it is the ice field separating Mt. Everest and Lhotse Peak.


Thank you for pointing out my mistake.
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