A top Slovak climber died during the descent after a historic climb up the east face of Nepal’s 7,234-meter Langtang Lirung peak, the Slovakia climbers’ association said on Sunday.

Ondrej Huserka, a member of the Slovak national mountaineering team climbing the Alps, Patagonia, Pamir Mountains and Himalayas, fell into a crevasse on Thursday.

Czech climbing partner Marek Holecek said the pair had just completed their first ascent of the east face of Langtang Lirung peak.

Slovak climbers association SHS James called for rescue action on Facebook but later he said on sunday It was stated that the helicopter could not take off due to bad weather conditions.

Holecek confirmed the death Emotional sharing on Facebook.

He said Huserka “struck an angled surface after an eight-meter drop, then continued through a maze deeper into the glacier.”

Holecek added that he spent hours trying to save Huserka but failed as the Slovak was stuck upside down and was apparently paralyzed.

“I rappelled down to him and stayed with him for four hours until his light went out. There’s nothing more to add,” Holecek said.

SHS James said It was stated that weather conditions in Nepal will hinder rescue efforts in the coming days.

“Following a telephone conversation with Marek Holecek yesterday and the publication of his condition, and given the weather conditions under Langtang Lirung, family and friends will have to cope with the fact that Ondrej is no longer with us,” the statement added.

Slovak newspaper SME described 34-year-old Huserka as “one of Slovakia’s best climbers” and SHS James I called him A world-class climber who is “humble and a great friend”.

ExplorersWeb, quoting the Himalayan Database, reported He said that as of July 2023, 51 teams attempted to reach the summit of Langtang Lirung, but only 14 were successful, while 16 climbers died. The BBC reported that in 2009, famous Slovenian mountaineer Tomaz Humar was found dead on the mountain. reported.

Huserka’s death occurred about a month later Five Russian climbers died After apparently slipping and falling on the world’s seventh highest peak in Nepal.

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