MountEverest.net is reporting that Bruno Carvalho, a climber from Portugal, fell to his death while descending from the summit on Shisha Pangma on November 2nd. The story says that he fell at about 7000 meters, just 400 meters above his camp site. His body was discovered by his teammates, who marked the location of his body for future retrieval.
Shisha Pangma is one of the 14 8000m peaks, measuring 26,289 feet in height. It is the 14th highest peak in the world and is located in Tibet, nearly due North of Kathmandu. It was first climbed in 1964, and although it still requires a major mountain expedition to climb, it is considered the easiest of the 8000m peaks to climb.
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