Famous climber dies. An American mountaineer died on Mount Makalu in eastern Nepal during a climb to raise funds for a children's cancer programme, officials said Two rescues occurred simultaneously in Nevada’s Red Rock Canyon over the weekend. Brad Gobright, 31, was Acclaimed 'Free Solo' Climber Brad Gobright Dies in Fall While Descending Cliff in Mexico Brad Gobright, 31, fell while attempting to descend The Alpinist is a 2021 American documentary film directed by Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen about Marc-André Leclerc, a free-spirited and little-known 23-year In this article, we will take a look at the top 10 best free solo climbers who have died, as well as explore some emerging trends in the world of solo climbing. Jonathan Sugerman's family says it was likely altitude illness. Everest and Makalu). Summary: Male and female out climbing, female fell and died. 4. Authorities say a climber has been found dead on North America’s tallest peak after a family member told rangers they had not heard from them in days. A leading Slovak mountain climber has died while descending a 7,234m (23,730ft) peak in Nepal, after completing the rare feat of scaling the A look back on the lives of Marc-André Leclerc and Ryan Johnson, who disappeared in Alaska's Mendenhall Towers after summiting a new route. A solo climber was found dead Monday on Denali, the highest mountain peak in North America. An experienced ski mountaineer from the Big Apple plummeted 3,000 feet to his death while climbing America’s tallest mountain Monday, officials said. Yosemite veteran and owner of the El Cap A record-breaking American rock climber has died after falling from a rock face in Mexico Brad Gobright, 31, dropped around 1,000ft (300m) “Climbers We Lost” is an annual tribute to community members we've lost in the past year. His free-spiritedness Highly experienced American mountaineer dies of cardiac arrest climbing 27,838 ft peak Alexander Pancoe was suffering from leukaemia and The best mountain climber of the century was an unknown young Canadian Marc-André Leclerc died at age 25 after achieving peerless free Rock climbers across the world have paid tribute to Brad Gobright after the renowned American free solo climber fell to his death on Wednesday. The short story of 13 famous people who died Climbing Mount Everest, These notable Mount Everest deaths are loosely ordered by how The National Park Service has published a press release about a recent death of a rock climber on Devils Tower in Wyoming. The documentary 'The Alpinist' explores the death of mountain climber Marc-André LeClerc, whose girlfriend Brette Harrington has returned Today, ExplorersWeb would like to remember the mountaineers and adventurers we lost in 2024. One rappelling accident resulted in a fatality. ke delves into the emotional stories of some of the most heartbreaking and highly-publicised deaths by climbers trying to summit KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An American climber died while attempting to scale Mount Makalu in Nepal, officials said Tuesday. It has been confirmed that Fabrizio Longo, an Audi exec as well as World-class climber Brad Gobright, 31, died in a rappelling accident on Wednesday, November 27, in El Potrero Chico, a national park A 30-year-old French photographer plunged 68 floors to his death last week in a suspected extreme climbing escapade gone horribly wrong. Brad Gobright, 31, fell around 300m He risked death on the slopes of the world’s highest mountain to produce the highest-grossing IMAX documentary of all time. A leading Slovak mountain climber has died while descending a 7,234m (23,730ft) peak in Nepal, after completing the rare feat of scaling the A 26-year-old woman from Boulder, Colorado, died after falling approximately 500 feet while free-solo climbing a ridge in the state’s Rocky An American mountaineer died on Mount Makalu in eastern Nepal during a climb to raise funds for a children’s cancer program, officials said The Numbers: Free Solo Death Rates Let’s start with some cold hard numbers to get an idea of how much free solo contributes to solo A world-renowned American free solo climber has died attempting to descend the side of a cliff face. Nepal’s Cristian Brenna, 54, a distinguished Italian alpinist, extremely talented rock climber, and mountain guide, tragically died on June 3, 2025, A 53-year-old Rochester, New York man died after falling 300 to 400 feet while hiking toward the Wilson Peak mountain in Colorado. A GoFundMe page was started to An American who quit climbing in college, returning to it in his 50s, died on Everest. On September 28, an experienced Korean climbing guide reportedly passed away in Yosemite, after rappelling off the end of his rope while An Audi executive and avid mountain climber has died after falling during a recent climb at Cima Payer, a mountain located in Italy. Five Russian mountaineers who appeared to have slipped and fallen on the world's seventh-highest peak have died, an expedition organizer in Nepal said Tuesday. TUKO. We’ve included the full press Rangers used location data to determine that the climber likely died in a fall from the Denali Pass traverse last week. A French man known for extreme sports is dead after falling off the 68th-story of Hong Kong residential. The 22-year-old and another climber both fell from Scotland's highest mountain on Saturday, On Sunday, July 9, a Boulder, Colorado, woman died after falling 500 feet while free soloing Blitzen Ridge, a classic 5. It was the second death of American mountaineer Alexander Pancoe died, likely from cardiac arrest, while preparing to summit Mt Makalu in Nepal. A young Chinese climbing enthusiast's fatal fall from a skyscraper while making a selfie video on a $15,000 "rooftopping" dare An American climber died while attempting to scale Mount Makalu in Nepal, officials said Tuesday. The 22-year-old and another climber both fell from Scotland's highest mountain on Saturday, Climber who survived fall that killed 3 friends was unconscious for hours, awoke in dark before seeking help Spanish climber Carlos Suarez died yesterday in a wingsuit accident. Renowned mountain climber Noel Hanna died Monday in an Annapurna base camp after scaling Annapurna 1, the world's 10th tallest Free solo climbing (or free soloing) is a form of rock climbing where the climber (or free soloist) climbs on technical terrain without ropes or any form of Reports of a climber falling to his death on El Capitan have been circulating over the past few days. The man, believed to be around 20 years The second pitch begins with one of the most famous sequences in modern rock climbing. 4 ridge on Ypsilon Alex Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big walls. Mountain project lists that section as a 5. Michael Gardner, 32, an experienced skier, climber, and Ondrej Huserka fell into a crevasse on Thursday, after he and A climber has died at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska after park rangers found a body at an elevation of over three miles, officials said. An American climber died attempting to scale the world's fifth-highest mountain, Makalu, in the Himalayas, his expedition organizer said Monday. These celebrities who died One of the world's most acclaimed American rock climbers has died after falling off a mountain in Mexico on Wednesday, according to Marc-Andre Leclerc is one of the most famous rock climbers who died, sadly, doing what he loves best in the mountains. Chantal Mauduit Ger McDonnell Willy Merkl Walter Merlo Günther Messner Michael Knakkergaard Jørgensen Glenn Allan Millikan Adèle Milloz Martin Minařík Sergi Mingote A man has died after falling from Ben Nevis. The This biography of Marc-André Leclerc is part of Climbing’s ongoing Who’s Who biographical study of climbing’s all-time greats, achievers, and, in . An Audi executive has died suddenly after falling off a 10,000-foot mountain. 32-year-old Michael Gardner was killed in a climbing accident while attempting a new route on Jannu East’s immense North Face. Gobright, 31, was climbing Zach Milligan, a prolific free solo climber who was one of the first to descend the national park’s Half Dome on skis, died after a fall in Canada. Alexander Pancoe, 39, died while settling into his A renowned mountain climber who famously lived in a cave at Yosemite National Park for 13 years has been found dead in an apparent fall Californian free solo climber, Brad Gobright, has died in El Potrero, Mexico after falling 1,000 ft to his death. Mountaineering rangers from Denali National Horror as British climber dies climbing on holiday in Spain after helicopter rescue The 20-year-old man - who has not yet been named - fell in Remi Lucidi—who known on Instagram for climbing tall and dangerous structures around the world—reportedly died on July 27 after falling from the 68th floor of a skyscraper in Adventurer of the Year, Ueli Steck, Killed Climbing Near Mount Everest The “Swiss Machine” was known for his speed ascents and love of Hilaree Nelson, a pioneering ski mountaineer known for making artful turns in improbable places, with dozens of first descents from atop major Michael Gardner, an American alpine climber and skier known as "a true climber’s climber," died in a fall on a Nepal mountain this week at age 32. It was a particularly tragic year, and the full Beyond his climbing career, Brenna was a mountain guide (Guida Alpina), a rescuer with the Soccorso Alpino della Guardia di Finanza, and a List of famous people who died while climbing mountains, including photos, birthdates, professions, and other information. Brad Gobright was abseiling down an almost sheer rock face, known as Sendero World-class alpinists Marc-Andre Leclerc and Ryan Johnson have passed away while on a climb in Alaska. 86 m (29,031 ft 81⁄2 A famed American climber died in an accident in Mexico, friends and family confirmed to ABC News on Thursday. He was doing a stunt for a film about his own life of solo climbing An accomplished American climber has died while attempting to climb Makalu, the fifth highest mountain in the world, according to expedition Instagram Daredevil Known for Scaling Skyscrapers Dies After Falling From Building in Hong Kong Remi Lucidi was 30 years old. Officials say that he was caught in an avalanche Climber found dead after falling off highest peak in North America Since 1980, at least 14 climbers have died in falls on the West Buttress route. KATHMANDU, Nepal — An American climber died while attempting to scale Mount Makalu in Nepal, officials said Tuesday. A 21-year-old rock climber fell to his death last weekend in Wyoming’s Devils Tower National Monument, while his partner was later The climber was identified Tuesday as T. Alex Chiu, 41, was An American climber died Sunday on Mount Makalu in Nepal during a climb to raise money for a children's cancer program. This is a list of climbers and mountaineers who are notable for their activities in mountaineering (including alpine climbing), rock climbing (including aid climbing, free climbing, bouldering, To date, it’s estimated that some 340 people have died climbing Mount Everest and that there are approximately 200 dead bodies still on the mountain. Nepal’s Read the harrowing stories of some of the approximately 300 people who have died on Mount Everest throughout history. His body was recovered at around 17,000 feet, the National “Climbers We Lost” is an annual tribute to community members we've lost in the past year. Honnold rose to worldwide fame in June Polish climber Kacper Tekieli died while soloing an alpine route on Jungfrau in the Swiss Alps. An eye witness and several climbing experts familiar with the route and the techniques that are normally used on it have pieced together the most There have been several climbing accidents that have had tragic endings this summer, and, sadly, we’ve learned of at least two more rock A man has died after falling from Ben Nevis. To gain a headwall, you have to surmount a gigantic Six of the fourteen summits of the Eight-Thousanders (Manaslu, Shishapangma, Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Mt. Hagiwara, from Sapporo, Japan. Remi Lucidi, 30, was climbing the A US climber died attempting to scale the world's fifth-highest mountain, Makalu, his expedition organiser said Monday, the second death of A French photographer who fell 68 floors to his death while attempting a stunt on a Hong Kong skyscraper did not slip, a friend has Free solo climbing (climbing without ropes or any other safety equipment) has struck awe in onlookers around the world, with climbers like Alex Honnold darin A young British climber has died after plunging from a famous cliff known as 'Monkey Bridge' in Spain. The eight-thousanders are the 14 One mountain climber's survival is being called "miraculous" after a 200-foot fall onto jagged rock in Washington state Sunday that killed the Brad Gobright, an acclaimed American free solo climber, has died after falling nearly 1,000 feet while rappelling a well-known route in Mexico Where Are The Famous Dead Bodies on Mount Everest Located? In the image below, I have marked the elevation, as well as the year that the Members of the rock climbing community are shaken and devastated following the death of beloved professional climber Brad Gobright. He is known for his solo ascents–often in winter–of major ice and Acclaimed free solo climber Brad Gobright died Wednesday while rapelling in El Potrero Chico, Mexico, a popular rock climbing destination in A world-famous free solo climber has died after falling 1,000ft during a climb in Mexico. By Clay Risen Marc-André Leclerc (October 10, 1992 – March 5, 2018) was a Canadian rock climber, ice and mixed climber, and alpinist. I'm guessing the couple treated it like an exposed North face of Mount Everest Over 340 people have died attempting to reach—or return from—the summit of Mount Everest which, at 8,848. co. tte jkpacm ed 4mdhh nogfk eev y76o fwv0dago muugmt bof4az