1974 French Mount Everest expedition

On 9 September 1974, the West Ridge Direct on Mount Everest was attempted by a French expedition. It resulted in the deaths of all six climbers in an avalanche on the way to the summit. These deaths took the total number of fatalities on the mountain to 36.^[1]

The team consisted of:

Gerard Devouassoux
Claude Ancey
Lhakpa (Sherpa)
Sanu Wongal (Sherpa)
Pemba Dorje (Sherpa)
Nawang Lutuk (Sherpa)
Nima Wangchu (Sherpa)

In comparison, in 1970 six sherpa's died on April 5, 1970 due to an Avalanche in the icefall on the ill-fated 1970 Japanese expedition, which also had other casualties.^[2] Other bad years were 1982 and 1996, although none of years were as bad as the Avalanche's in 2014 and 2015 which claimed the lives of dozens of climbers. (see 2014 Mount Everest avalanche and 2015 Mount Everest avalanches)

References

↑ "The West Ridge Direct". everesthistory.com. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
↑ Everest - Fatilities

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