German climber dies after 1,500-metre fall from Ama Dablam

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 11:08 · Archive

A German climber fell 1,500 metres to his death on a Himalayan peak in Nepal after summiting.

A 57-year-old German climber, Wolfgang Waschiczek, fell approximately 1,500 metres to his death on Monday whilst descending Ama Dablam mountain in Nepal's Solukhumbu district. He had successfully summited the 6,814-metre peak on Sunday and spent the night at Camp 3, which sits at around 6,200 metres.

On Monday morning, Waschiczek's personal guide, Sonam Lama, found him missing from his tent after briefly stepping away to return borrowed equipment. The climber's body was spotted by another Sherpa at Camp 2, at approximately 4,600 metres altitude, around 8 am on Monday. A search team recovered the body, which was then transported by helicopter to Lukla, the gateway town for mountaineers heading to the Everest region.

The body was subsequently flown to Kathmandu's Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for a post-mortem examination. According to Gokul Thapa, head of the trekking company Real Himalaya which provided logistics, this was Waschiczek's second visit to Nepal; he had previously trekked there in 2024. This is the first fatality on Ama Dablam this year. More than 300 mountaineers have received permits to climb the peak during the current autumn climbing season.

How it is being reported

• Climber dies in 5,000-foot fall after reaching mountain's summitWolfgang Waschiczek fell to his death a day after reaching the summit of Ama Dablam mountain, according to a trekking company operator.CBS News · 27 Oct, 10:45
• German climber dies after falling from summit of Nepal’s popular Ama Dablam mountainAma Dablam is a popular mountain among climbers in Solukhumbu district, home to the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest.New York Post · 26 Oct, 14:47

In this story: Wolfgang Waschiczek · Gokul Thapa · Sonam Lama · Ama Dablam · Nepal · Solukhumbu · Real Himalaya Pvt Ltd

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