European alpinist alexey bolotov dies on mount everest Face

Alexey bolotov, the actual russia's top alpinists, died today after reportedly falling from the camp 1 site on mount everest.Bolotov and denis urubko were North Face Cheap aiming for a 10 day attempt on an unclimbed line on mount everest's southwest face.

Facts are still streaming in, but apparently bolotov was climbing down a rope that was stretched over a sharp rock edge, along with the rope broke at 5, 600 meters dispatching bolotov 1, 000 feet into the khumbu icefall where he died instantaneously.A sherpa accompanying bolotov went to look for him today and discovered bolotov's unfortunate fall.

Bolotov and denis urubko were among three separate pairs of climbers that were to attempt bold new routes on the earth's highest peak this spring.Last month during a shot by ... Read more »