Alexey Bolotov have died on Everest! Yesterday came the sad news that one of the largest and most respected mountain climbers found dead.
Bolotov is behind many major ascents over the last many years. The 50-year-old Russian has shown that technical routes at high altitudes - are still possible in a world filled with commercial and boring expeditions .... to mountains and routes that are climbed 1,000 times. Like all the s... that are going on right now Everest. R.I.P
Precise details about the unfortunate incident still remain vague but body of the climber has been recovered and moved to Kathmandu. Apparently the incident happened before the start of new route attempt.
The Sherpa. Namgyal Sherpa reportedly has died at 8300 meters on the North side on Friday. There are few details right now on cause of death but it is confirmed and his family has been notified.
Namgyal, 35, was a mainstay in the Sherpa and climbing community with 7 summits but also one of the leaders in the Climb for Peace and Extreme Everest expeditions, a clean up climb. He was known for his camera and filming skills. He will be missed. I was lucky enough to meet and talk with him during a previous expedition.
My condolences to his family and friends. This is the 6th death this season, four being Sherpa. R.I.P
Not all is bad - Russian on Lhotse
Alex Borodenkov, Viktor Koval and Sergey Kondrashkin arrived at BC on 19th April and remained busy in acclimatization and setting up higher camps till 8th May. Then they went down to green-zone for some rest before summit push. The trio returned to BC on 13th May. Although weather wasn't ideal but they continued to C2 on same day.
Viktor Koval and Sergey Kondrashkin reached the summit of Lhotse at 1300Hrs local time, while Alex Borodenkov had to turn back slightly short of the top. They are back in C4 (7800m) now. The team has been working independently on the mountain, without guides and porters. The right way!!
