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In late October 2025, a French climber and a South Korean climber died nine days apart on Ama Dablam, the knife-edged 6,812-metre peak that towers…
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 28, 2026
Hong Khy Park collapsed between Camp 1 and Camp 2 on Ama Dablam on the morning of October 26, 2025, descending with five other climbers after a summit push. He was 66, from South Korea. Nine days earlier, French climber Hugo Lucio Colonia Lazaro, 65, had been…
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What this means for you The overwhelming majority of people who come to see Ama Dablam never touch its ropes — and don't need to. The mountain is the backdrop for days of the Everest Base Camp and Everest View trekking routes, visible from Namche Bazaar…
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