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Himalayan
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STATEMENT 5/1/2002
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EverestNews.com
has received the below statement from the Himalayan
Guides Everest Expedition.
DEATH
OF CLIMBING TEAM MEMBER
Sir,
On the morning of 30 April, the 38 year old British
male climber, Mr. Peter Legate fell to his death. The
accident occurred while descending the fixed ropes
from Camp 3 (7100 meters) on the Lhotse face. Mr.
Legate was following Mr. Laszlo Mecs, 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.
Kami
Nuru Geoffrey
Stanford
SIRDAR EXPEDITION
LEADER
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