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| November 15, 2009 | World-renowned climber Tomaz Humar dies in the Himalayas | | Kathmandu ( Nepal ): World-renowned Slovenian climber, Tomaz Humar, considered as one of world's greatest-ever mountaineer, has been
found dead in the Himalayas. The shocking news comes days after the 40-year-old
informed that he had broken his leg and was stranded up at 24,000-foot in northern
Nepal. Gerold Biner, flight operations manager for the Swiss Air Zermatt, which
was conducting rescue operations, said that Humar's body was recovered early on
Saturday by a three-man rescue team. “They called me, to tell me that the rescue
mission was over,” The Telegraph quoted Biner, as saying. He also added that Humar
was climbing a difficult route up Langtang Lirung , which made the rescue efforts
even more difficult. The rescue team is now attempting to bring Humar’s remains
back to Kathmandu , where his family is waiting Earlier on November 9, Humar had
contacted his base to inform that he had been injured while climbing Langtang
Lirung . Rescue operations were soon started to find Humar and Sherpas trekked
the snowy slopes where he was supposed to be. But they failed in their attempt.
Heavy snowfall later in the week forced climbers to postpone searches because
of increased avalanche risk. | |
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