One of the Australian Climbers killed by the rock fall in the Amadablam. From the rock fall climbing route also damaged according to the expedition organiser.
Thirty-three-year-old Michael Geoffrey Davis from Australia fell to his death body above Camp II on the Amadablam after a huge rock damaged the climbing ropes that the climbers were using for descending from the 6812 metre yesterday.
According to the Tshering Pande Bhote, the incident occurred when 15 climbers including high altitude guides were descending from Camp III following a strong wind. From the big wind, the rock fell and damaged his ropes when he was descending. Other members of the expedition were, however safe he informed us.
An aerial rescue operation was conducted immediately after the incident. His dead body has already been airlifted to Kathmandu for postmortem. He said the family members would be arriving here to receive the climber’s body in a day or two.
High altitude Sherpas have also re-fixed the ropes on the route which was damaged by the rock fall in the Amadblam, the expedition organiser said.
Source: The Himalayan Times
