Has anyone heard anything about an accident on Shisha Pangma? Apparently, there has been an avalanche with people killed. Ueli Steck is currently there with his wife and two German climbers.
In the expedition on Shisha Pangma (8'013m) an avalanche accident which occurred on the morning of September 24, 2014. The expedition team with the three Swiss Benedikt Böhm (37), Sebastian Haag (36) and Andrea Zambaldi (32) was as the accident occurred in the ascent to the summit. The team members Sebastian Haag and Andrea Zambaldi fell the avalanche victim.
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