American Woman Mountaineer Killed in Avalanche During Descent of Mount Makalu

American Climber Dies in Accident on Himalayan Mountain

American mountaineer Shelley Johannesen has died after an avalanche struck during her descent from Makalu, the world’s fifth-highest peak, in Nepal’s Himalaya. Johannesen and her team had successfully reached the 8,485-metre summit on May 9. The accident occurred at an elevation of roughly 7,200 metres, where a fixed rope reportedly failed, triggering the avalanche. Johannesen and her partner, David Ashley, were co-founders of Dash Adventures , …

American Woman Mountaineer Killed in Avalanche During Descent of Mount Makalu

American mountaineer Shelley Johannesen has died in an avalanche on Makalu (pictured) at 7,000m.  | Photo: liveabout.com An American climber has died following a high-altitude avalanche on Makalu, the world’s fifth-highest peak. Shelley Johannesen, 59, was killed on Sunday morning when a massive slide struck her team at approximately 7,000 meters as they were descending from the summit. According to reports from Explorer’s Web and the Tourism Ti…

American Woman Dies in Avalanche on Makalu, Three Injured » Explorersweb

Shelley Johannesen of the U.S. has died in an avalanche along Makalu's normal route. The slide caught four people at around 7,000m as they were on their way down from the summit. Johannesen, 59, had reached the summit of 8,485m Makalu at 10:30 am on May 9 with partner David Ashley, along with Tawa Sherpa and Phurba Sonam Sherpa. They stopped for the night at either Camp 3 or Camp 4. When they resumed their descent on Sunday morning, the slide hi…