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On the morning of 30 April, a 38 year-old British climber, Peter Legate, fell to his death during an expedition to climb Mount Everest. The accident occurred while descending the fixed ropes from Camp 3 (7,100 meters) on the Lhotse face.  Mr. Legate was following Mr. Laszlo Mecs, a Hungarian climber, who witnessed the event.  The two of them left camp 3 at approximately 0615 hours and shortly afterwards Mr. Legate slipped and fell for more than 200 meters. He landed in the bergschrund at an altitude of approximately 6750 meters.  Mr. Mecs summoned help to descend into the crevasse and found the dead body.  He was able to recover personal effects but it was impossible to recover the body safely and therefore it was left in position.  Next of kin have been informed.

Mr. Legate, from Lymington in Hampshire, was an experienced mountaineer.  He had climbed Mount McKinley in Alaska and had participated in an expedition to Ama Dablam, a very difficult mountain close to Everest, in November 2001.  He was climbing Everest to raise money for charity. 

Mr. Legate was a member of a commercial expedition operated by Himalayan Guides, a member of International Guiding Operators 8000 (IGO 8000).  IGO 8000 is an association of leading commercial expedition operators, representing 10 members from the UK, USA, New Zealand, Germany and Switzerland. It will be conducting an inquiry into the accident. IGO 8000 extends its deepest sympathy to Mr. Legate’s family. Himalayan Guides is not available to comment on the accident. 

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