Lama, Roskelley and Auer Likely Reached Summit of Howse Peak Before Deaths
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Marc-André Leclerc and Ryan Johnson Die in Alaska
The search and rescue operation for the two climbers, missing in the Mendenhall Towers since last Wednesday, was abandoned on the evening of March 13. Marc-André Leclerc was 25 years old and Ryan Johnson was 34 years old.
Alpinists Killed Attempting New Route in Cordillera Blanca, Peru
Russian alpinists Alexander Ruchkin and Vyacheslav ‘Slava’ Ivanov were killed while attempting a new route on the south face of Huandoy Sur (20,209 feet) in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca.
New Route and Deaths on Annapurna – World’s Deadliest Mountain
On March 24, Mingma Sherpa and his 12-member expedition team stood on the summit of Annapurna (8,091 meters; 26,545 feet)—the tenth highest and most dangerous mountain in the world. Two of those climbers wouldn’t make it back down.