1970 Mount Everest disaster
Avalanche on Mount Everest
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On 5 April 1970, an avalanche killed six Nepalese Sherpa porters on the Khumbu Icefall of Mount Everest. The porters were assisting the Japanese Everest Skiing Expedition 1970 climbing expedition.[1] Four days later Sherpa Kyak Tsering, a porter on a different Japanese Mt. Everest expedition,[a] was killed by ice falling from a serac.[2] Later, Yūichirō Miura, the focus of the film expedition, became the first person to ski down Everest.[2]
The Khumbu Icefall in 2005 | |
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| Date | 5 April 1970 |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Cause | Avalanche |
| Deaths | 6 |
The icefall, which lies between Base Camp and Camp I, has been the site of numerous fatalities, including those in the 2014 Mount Everest ice avalanche.[3] The six 1970 victims were Mima Norbu, Nima Dorje, Tshering Tarkey, Pasang, Kunga Norbu, and Kami Tshering.[4]
See also
- List of deaths on the Eight Thousanders
- 1974 French Mount Everest expedition (French West ridge expedition)
- List of Mount Everest expeditions