Tragic news from Shishapanga: Anna Gutu and her supporting guide Migmar Sherpa are confirmed dead, while Gina Marie Rzucidlo and Tenjen Lama are missing.
Tenjen Lama Sherpa had accompanied Kristin Harila on her three-month speed climb of all the 8,000’ers. After finishing with Harila on K2 in July, he returned to guiding for Seven Summit Treks. He had already summited Manaslu and Dhaulagiri this fall.
All the victims were caught in a series of avalanches that struck this morning at 7,800m while they were on their way to the summit. Gutu and Rzucidlo were racing to become the first U.S. women to complete the 14×8,000’ers.
https://explorersweb.com/shishpangma-avalanche-two-us-women-dead-missing/ 