Christopher Kulish had acheived his goal of reaching the highest peaks on every continent before he became the second American in a week to die on the descent.
Christopher Kulish, a Colorado climber, died shortly after getting to the top of Mount Everest and achieving his dream of scaling the highest peaks on each of the seven continents, his brother said on May 27. By Paulina Firozi Paulina Firozi Health policy and energy policy researcher Email Bio Follow May 28 at 5:28 PM It was the final climb on his quest to reach the highest summit on all seven continents.
There’s also been debate over whether the bottleneck is a result of more inexperienced climbers crowding the mountain. Mountaineering experts suggest experience level and various factors causing crowding are contributing to this season’s death rate. And when a climber is stuck in that traffic, “their body is starting to deteriorate.” O’Brien, who set a record as the fastest woman to reach the highest peak on every continent, also said the descent is often harder than the climb.Climbing expert Alan Arnette said there’s no simple explanation for the string of deaths. He said weather that has led to a shorter climbing season is one factor causing overcrowding.
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