aussie killed in avalanche near everest

[wayno]

Three Tibetan guides and one Australian tourist died in a slide on Mount Everest early this week. Xinhua News Agency reports the four men were part of a ten-person group that traveled to an off-limits area on Sunday. The group, lead by a local tourist agency, camped at the foot of the mountain without permission and was hit by a large avalanche.

http://www.outsideonline.com/news-from- ... erest.html

[GPSGuided]

Presumably they were on the Chinese side.

[wayno]

tibetan tour group. prob chinese side.

[icefest]

http://www.smh.com.au/national/dean-was ... 2vpq3.html
chinese side, trekking tour.

[GPSGuided]

Most unfortunate luck of the draw. So close but yet so far. RIP.