KATHMANDU, May 26 (BNA): A famous American mountain guide has achieved the rare Mount Everest region’s “triple crown” of climbing Everest, Lotus and Noptse in a single season, a hiking company said Friday, amid the season’s death toll. The tallest mountain in the world is 12.
Garrett Madison, 44, ascended Lotus, the world’s fourth-highest peak at 8,516 meters (27,939 feet) on Thursday, a day after his 13th ascent of Everest, at 8,849 meters (29,032 feet), said Ishwari Paudel of Himalayan Guides. ). , who helps Madison with logistics, Reuters reported.
Madison, who owns the Seattle-based Madison Mountaineering Company, climbed the smaller but technically challenging Nobitsi Peak, at 7,855 meters (25,770 feet), on May 8.
“It’s very difficult to climb all three peaks in one season, and only a few other mountaineers have done it,” Bodell said.
In a separate context, Khim Lal Gautam, an official at the Ministry of Tourism, said that Canadian Petros Albertin Swart (63 years old), who fell ill in the “death zone” while on his way to the summit of Everest, died on Thursday, bringing the total number of deaths for the season on the mountain to 12, at least. Three other climbers are missing or out of contact.
Bodell, a hiking company official, said Madison was accompanied by three Sherpa climbers on the three peaks.
“We are incredibly proud of the team and this tremendous achievement,” Madison said on his company’s website.
British climber Kenton Cole, who climbed the Triple Crown in 2013, said Garrett was an “irresistible expedition leader” and calmly doing his job.
“When I climbed what became known as the Triple Crown in one season I said it wouldn’t be done again for 10 years,” Cole told Reuters in a text message.
I’m glad now that 10 years later, Garrett has pulled off the same feat… Bravo!! “
Cool, 49, set a new record of 17 summits of Everest, the world’s tallest, by a foreign climber.
Nepali Kami Rita Sherpa climbed Everest this week for the 28th time, the most of any mountaineer.
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