Yuri Uteshev
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Yuri Uteshev | |
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| Born | 12 January 1955 |
| Died | August 13, 2006 (aged 51) |
| Occupation | Mountaineer |
Yuri Uteshev (January 12, 1955 — August 13, 2006) was a Russian mountain climber, who ascended Dhaulagiri in 1995, Makalu in 1996, Lhotse in 1997 and Mount Everest in 2001.[1]
He died in an avalanche on the Karakoram mountain K2, where he led a team of four from Kuzbass.[2]