As the french team rappelled down jannu east, they heard american sam hennessey calling for their help. Police inspector and information officer bibek basnet confirmed that gardner His partner, mike gardner, had just died in a fall.
Caída mortal de Mike Gardner en el Jannu Este Desnivel
A great alpinist and a vibrant life. In an instagram post, the outdoor apparel company confirmed Michael was on an expedition funded by the aac's cutting edge grant, attempting the unclimbed north face of jannu east in nepal with his long time climbing partner sam hennessey, when he fell to his death on october 7th, 2024.
We are grateful that hennessey is safe after the
Colorado skier michael gardner, 32, died monday while climbing the jannu east mountain in nepal alongside longtime climbing partner sam hennessey. American mountain climber michael gardner died on jannu's—or kumbhakarna—main peak, which is the 32nd highest in the world at 7,711 meters (over 25,000 feet). Michael gardner died on oct. 7, 2024, in a climbing accident while descending the north face of jannu east mountain in nepal.
A colorado climber and skier died this week following a fall on nepal's jannu east mountain, and is being remembered as someone who 'refused to be boxed in by any label and pursued anything that American alpinist michael gardner fell to his death on jannu east in nepal. Gardner's death was attributed to a fall that took place on october 7, though details related to what caused that fall are yet to be released. At the time of the fall, gardner was on an
Michael gardner, an american alpine climber and skier known as a true climber's climber, died in a fall on a nepal mountain this week at age 32.
Gardner's sponsor, clothing company arc'teryx In our story earlier today about jannu east (7,468m), we described how benjamin vedrines, leo billon, and nicolas jean turned around near the summit ridge as they attempted a new route up the This feature story by michael gardner originally appeared in alpinist 77 (spring 2022). On october 7, 2024, gardner fell to his death while attempting jannu east (7648m) with his close friend and longtime partner sam hennessey, who made it down safely with another team of climbers.
The details of the accident are still unknown and his body is yet to be found at the time of this writing. Sadly, gardner was not found. Michael gardner and sam hennessy during a historic descent of the south face of denali, ak in may 2024. The ski community is mourning an enormous loss as we learn of the passing of american ski alpinist michael gardner while climbing jannu east in nepal this week.
Courtesy of michael gardner/instagram professional alpine climber michael gardner has died at age 32 following a fall.
Sam hennessey, were trekking up the jannu east mountain in nepal on Michael gardner fell while attempting a first ascent of jannu east, himalayan alpinists tell mountain reporters. October 10, 2024 october 10, 2024 michael gardner atop a teton peak with the grand teton looming in the background. Gardner's death was attributed to a fall that took place on october 7, though details related to what caused that fall are yet to be released.
A screenshot of michael gardner's instagram account. A colorado mountain climber fell to his death while descending the jannu east peak in nepal this month, during a third attempt at It bolstered our confidence that we could apply the same tactics on jannu. Unlike the record set in 2000, ours would stand for only nineteen days, as our close friends sam hennessey, rob smith and michael gardner climbed the route in seventeen hours and ten minutes on june 3.
Colorado native michael gardner, 32, died monday while climbing nepal's jannu east mountain, according to gardner's sponsor arc'teryx.
