2023-10-07 19:01:50
The American Mountaineer Anna Gutu and your guide Mingmar Sherpa have died in an avalanche in the Shisha Pangmathe last peak left for the North American to become the first mountaineer in her country to climb the 14 ‘eight thousand’, the Nepalese newspaper ‘The Himalayan Times’ confirmed this Saturday.
Another American climber, Gina Mariein full fight with Gutu to crown his 14th roof of the planet, and his guide Old Lieutenant They remain missing after the avalanche that surprised the expedition above 7,800 meters.
Three other Nepalese Sherpas, Kami Rita Sherpa, Mitra Bahadur Tamang and Karma Gyalzen, were injured to varying degrees. According to ‘The Himalayan Times’, the bodies of Gutu and Mingmar Sherpa have been recovered by rescue teams.
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Anna Gutu and Gina Marie had a tough fight to see which of them would become the first American to summit the 14 ‘eight thousand’ of the planet. For her part, Tenjen Lama holds the record for the fastest ascent of the 14 peaks, doing it with Kristin Harila in 92 days.
Anna Gutu was born in the Ukrainian city of Odessa but had American nationality. Both she and Marie summited Cho Oyu (8,188 meters) five days ago. The Shisha Pangma was the last obstacle to unite her legacy with Christopher Bernard Warner and Ed Viesturs, the only Americans to have crowned the 14 ‘roofs’.
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