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US climber dies in avalanche on Nepal’s Mount Makalu

South China Morning Post · · 131 words · By Agence France-Presse
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“US climber dies in avalanche on Nepal’s Mount Makalu”
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Multiple independent sources, including CBS News and other web reports, confirm that an American climber died in an avalanche on Mount Makalu in Nepal.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The eight-thousanders are the 14 mountains that rise more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level. They are all in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges. This is a list of mountaineers who…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_on_eight-thousa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At least 344 people have died attempting to reach—or return from—the summit of Mount Everest which, at 8,848.86 m (29,031 ft 8+1⁄2 in), is Earth's highest mountain and a particularly desirable peak f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_died_climbi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mount Everest (known locally as Sagarmāthā in Nepal and Qomolangma in Tibet Autonomous Region of China) is the highest mountain on Earth above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest
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“Three Nepali guides and a Czech climber have died in the Himalayas so far this season”
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CBS News explicitly states that David Roubinek (Czech) and three Nepali guides have died in the Himalayas this season. Other reports confirm the death of the Czech climber.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest is a 2022 narrative non-fiction book by Nepali authors Pradeep Bashyal and Ankit Babu Adhikari. It was first published by Cass…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherpa_(book)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dhaulagiri, located in Nepal, is the seventh highest mountain in the world at 8,167 metres (26,795 ft) above sea level, and the highest mountain within the borders of a single country. Dhaulagiri I i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaulagiri
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The eight-thousanders are 14 mountains recognised by the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) with summits that exceed 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) in elevation above sea level and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-thousander
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“Shelley Johannesen, 53, was killed on Monday while descending from the summit of the world’s fifth-highest peak”
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Multiple sources confirm Shelley Johannesen, aged 53, died while descending from Mount Makalu. While one source says Sunday and another says Monday, the core fact of her death and age is corroborated across multiple reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shelley Johannesen, 53, was killed on Monday while descending from the summit of the world's fifth-highest peak, expedition organizers said, marking the season's latest death.Nepal's Mount Makalu as s…
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/american-climber-dead-avalanche…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shelley Johannesen, 53, from Oregon, USA, was struck by a small avalanche at around 7,000 metres on Sunday after successfully summiting the mountain on May 9.
https://everesttoday.com/american-mountaineer-dies-on-makalu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Johannesen, 53, from Oregon, USA, had successfully summited Makalu (8,485m) at 10:30 am on May 9 alongside expedition leader David Ashley and Sherpas Tawa Sherpa and Phurba Sonam Sherpa. She was struc…
https://thetourismtimes.com/news/climbing/johannesens-body-b…
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“David Roubinek, a 38-year-old Czech climber, and three Nepali guides have died in the Himalayas so far this season.”
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CBS News and other reports specifically name David Roubinek, age 38, as a Czech climber who died this season.
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web search NEUTRAL — David Roubinek, a 38-year-old Czech climber, and three Nepali guides have died in the Himalayas so far this season.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/american-climber-dead-avalanche…
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web search NEUTRAL — David, who fell ill at around 7,400 m, breathed his last at 7,300 m when fellow climbers were helping him to descend on May 4. As requested by the expedition organiser, Seven Summit Treks (SST) has mo…
https://thetourismtimes.com/news/climbing/rescuers-recover-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Czech climber has died while attempting to scale Makalu II, also known as Kangchungtse, in eastern Nepal on Tuesday, expedition officials said. David Roubínek, 38, fell ill during a summit push at h…
https://everestchronicle.com/czech-climber-dies-on-makalu-ii…
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“Johannesen, co-founder of US-based outfitter Dash Adventures”
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Multiple sources, including the Park Record and CBS News, confirm Shelley Johannesen was a co-founder of the US-based outfitter Dash Adventures.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kamas-based Dash Adventures founders Shelley Johannesen and David Ashley were caught in an avalanche Sunday while descending the Himalayan peak Mount Makalu, and Johannesen was killed.
https://www.parkrecord.com/2026/05/11/founder-of-kamas-based…
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web search NEUTRAL — Johannesen, 53, from Oregon, USA, had successfully summited Makalu (8,485m) at 10:30 am on May 9 alongside expedition leader David Ashley and Sherpas Tawa Sherpa and Phurba Sonam Sherpa.Johannesen and…
https://thetourismtimes.com/news/climbing/johannesens-body-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — Johannesen, co-founder of U.S.-based outfitter Dash Adventures, had successfully reached the 27,838-foot summit before she was struck by an avalanche at around 23,600 feet while coming down.Follow Us …
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/american-climber-dead-avalanche…
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“had successfully reached the 8,485-metre (27,800ft) summit”
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Wikipedia and other sources confirm Mount Makalu's height as 8,485 metres (27,838 ft). Web reports confirm Johannesen successfully reached the summit.
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web search NEUTRAL — Makalu[4] (Nepali: मकालु हिमाल, romanized: Makālu himāl; Chinese: 马卡鲁峰; pinyin: Mǎkǎlǔ Fēng) is the fifth-highest mountain on Earth, with a summit at an elevation of 8,485 metres (27,838 ft) AMSL. It …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makalu
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web search NEUTRAL — Shelley had attempted Mt Everest last spring but abandoned from above South Col. Dave also felt unwell during his descent. Dave and Tawa have been airlifted to Lukla from Makalu and are being brought …
https://thetourismtimes.com/news/climbing/american-woman-cli…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mount Makalu is the fifth tallest mountain on Earth, standing at 8,485 meters (27,838 ft) in the Himalayas, on the border of Nepal and Tibet.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eIimo2QU1v8
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“she was struck by an avalanche at around 7,200m while coming down”
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Multiple sources report she was struck by an avalanche at approximately 7,000 to 7,200 metres during her descent.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shelley's reputation fluctuated during the 20th century, but since the 1960s he has achieved increasing critical acclaim for the sweeping momentum of his poetic imagery, his mastery of genres and vers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Bysshe_Shelley
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web search NEUTRAL — May 4, 1999 · Percy Bysshe Shelley was an English Romantic poet whose passionate search for personal love and social justice was gradually channeled from overt actions into poems that rank with the gr…
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Percy-Bysshe-Shelley
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web search NEUTRAL — The life and works of Percy Bysshe Shelley exemplify English Romanticism in both its extremes of joyous ecstasy and brooding despair.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/percy-bysshe-shelley
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“She was hit by an avalanche just below Camp 3”
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CBS News quotes Nabin Trital stating she was hit by an avalanche just below Camp 3.
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web search NEUTRAL — "She was hit by an avalanche just below Camp 3," Nabin Trital, managing director of Expedition Himalaya, told AFP. She was climbing with a three-member team that included her partner, David Ashley, an…
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/american-climber-dead-avalanche…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shelley Johannesen of the U.S. has died in an avalanche along Makalu’s normal route. The slide caught four people at around 7,000m as they were on their way down from the summit.
https://explorersweb.com/american-woman-dies-in-avalanche-on…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shelley Johannesen, 59, was killed on Sunday morning when a massive slide struck her team at approximately 7,000 meters as they were descending from the summit.
https://en.snownews.info/news/15054/snowbrains-avalanche-ame…
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“She was climbing with a three-member team that included her partner David Ashley and two Nepali guides.”
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CBS News reports she was climbing with a three-member team including partner David Ashley and two Nepali guides. Other sources confirm she summited with David Ashley and Sherpas Tawa and Phurba Sonam.
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