The Buzz | China: Climbers who found remains of renowned mountaineer return
A Swiss climber who found the long-lost bodies of a renowned mountaineer and his cameraman on one of the world’s tallest mountains said it took days for him and his climbing partner to realize whom they had found.
Mountaineer Ueli Steck said he and David Goettler were attempting to climb China’s Mount Shishapangma and saw the bodies on a glacier at a height of 5,900 meters (19,350 feet).
It was only when they got back to base camp after their failed attempt that they thought the bodies may have been of Alex Lowe and David Bridges, who were swept away by an avalanche in 1999 and had been attempting to climb the world’s 14 highest mountains.
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