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expedition everest at sunset

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Mount Everest

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11.09.2024 / Made it to Bhutan, got the most beautiful view on the way - Everest.

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This photograph shows the body of Hannelore Schmatz on Mount Everest. She was a German mountaineer who set off in 1979 to conquer the world's highest peak. She was successful, and became the fourth woman to reach the summit.

During her descent, however, she succumbed to exhaustion just 330 below the South Summit. This is near the infamous Death Zone - an area of the mountain known for it's harsh conditions and lack of oxygen. Despite the best efforts of Hannelore's team, she couldn't make it down. She died in a seated position leaning up against her backpack.

Hannelore's frozen body became a landmark as it's deemed too dangerous to recover her body. However, over the years, her body was moved from the main trail by wind and avalanches, and is no longer visible to hikers summiting Everest today.

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Løkken, Denmark

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Rosenlaui, Switzerland (by Simon Spring)

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Source: @dennistheprescott

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Peyto Lake, Banff, Canada

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