American Climber Dies Enroute to Shisha Pangma
September 18, 2007
The fall Himalayan season has just kicked off and already, we are hearing reports that an American climber has died.
Ray Yeritsian, originally from Armenia-but moved to the States in 1991–died while enroute to Shisha Pangma. He was set to climb Shisha with an expedition team from Asian Trekking.
From ExplorersWeb:
The team was supposed to start out on 11th of September. Due to landslide, the expedition was delayed and planned to reach base camp on September 15. But according to Doctors, Ray suffered a ruptured artery in Nyalam.
Ray was an avid climber. He had taken on many of the World’s top peaks including successful summits of Aconcagua and Denali and a failed attempt on Mt. Everest in 2000.
Asian Trekking is reporting that Ray’s body is enroute to the United States on request from the family.
Our thoughts and Prayers go out to Ray and his family and friends.
From The Adventurist Vault:
Written by Jason A. Hendricks · Filed Under Aconcagua, Asian Trekking, Denali, Mt. Everest, Ray Yeritsian, Shisha Pangma, death |
