German mountaineer dies throughout effort to ski down world’s third-highest mountain
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main German mountaineer has been discovered useless 5 days after going lacking on the world’s third-highest peak within the Himalayas.
The physique of Luis Stitzinger, 54, was discovered on Mount Kanchenjunga at a peak of 8,400 metres on Tuesday.
The skilled climber had deliberate to fulfil a “lifelong dream” by snowboarding down from the tip of Kanchenjunga with out supplemental oxygen or help from Sherpas.
He vanished at dusk on Thursday sending his last radio transmission to base camp, saying that he was at an altitude of about 8,300m and deliberate to ski all the way down to the subsequent camp, at 7,600m.
He by no means arrived. A fellow climber from his social gathering, Flower Hirkawarmi, raised the alarm the next morning.
But the seek for Mr Stizinger was hampered by poor visibility, his GPS tracker failing and unhealthy climate.
His spouse Alix von Melle penned an emotional tribute to him shortly after his physique was discovered by Sherpas.
She wrote on Instagram: “Dear Luis, the mountains were your life and ours. The Kangchenjunga, your very big lifelong dream, which you still wanted so badly to fulfil.
“Your eyes shone with excitement when you talked about him. The 25 years by your side were the best of my life.
Luis Stitzinger
/ @alixandluis“Thank you for allowing me to accompany you during this time. With deep love, gratitude and endless sadness – we still had so many dreams that we wanted to fulfill…”
The pair had launched a guide Living Passion – Conquering the World’s Highest Mountains Together wherein they reported on their shared adventures as a mountaineering couple.
The officially licensed mountain and ski information Luis Stitzinger was born in Füssen, within the southern Bavarian area of Allgäu, in 1968 and has roamed the mountains since childhood.
His web site calls him one of the vital “successful big mountain skiers” within the scene along with his snowboarding on seven eight-thousanders.
In 2022, he accompanied 68-year-old Brit Graham Keene on an expedition that made Keene the oldest Briton to scale Mount Everest.