An American who conquered the highest mountains on every continent died on top of Everest

The American conqueror of the Seven Summits - the highest mountain on each continent - died on Everest shortly after reaching the summit.

Photo: Facebook / Don Cash

Shortly after reaching the top of 22 in May, 55-year-old Utah resident Donald Lynn Cash fainted due to altitude sickness, reports ABC News with reference to the leadership of the company Pioneer Adventure, with which the man collaborated.

Representatives of the Sherpa people, who acted as guides during the ascent, lowered Cash from the summit, located at an altitude of 8 848 meters, to Hillary Step, a landmark on a mountain located at an altitude of about 8 770 meters. The place is named after Sir Edmund Hillary, who, along with Tenzing Norgay, was the first man to reach the summit of Everest.

He was given the first aid needed in such cases, but in the end the life of the climber could not be saved.

Photo: Facebook / Don Cash

Climbing Everest was the culmination of many years of training and dreams Cash.

“It's just a bomb. I'm truly blessed to just be here on this adventure with amazing new friends!!,” Cash wrote on Instagram in April, already in the process of preparing to climb the tallest mountain on the planet.

The body of Cash was left on the mountain, but according to Gyanendra Shrest, a government public relations officer in the base camp, new attempts will be made to lower the body of the climber as soon as the weather permits.

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“The last message he sent me said, ‘I feel so lucky to be on the mountain I’ve been reading about for the last 40 years,’” said the climber’s son, Tanner Cash.

“He wanted to do it. He wanted to be on this mountain. He wanted to show that he can achieve his dreams, which means others can too,” said Brendalyn Cash, the victim’s daughter.

Photo: Facebook / Don Cash

Another participant of the ascent, Anjali Kulkarni from India, also died, descending from the summit of Everest on Wednesday.

The weather conditions on the mountain this season made many climbers wait for a clear window for climbing. As soon as the opportunity presented itself this week, the climbers on the north and south sides of the mountain tried to take advantage of it.

Nepal granted 367 foreign and 14 Nepali climbers permission to climb Everest; moreover, on the mountain there were more 400 Nepalis performing auxiliary functions.

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22 May mountain was overflowing, the crowd led to the formation of a queue and delays near the top. According to Everest expert Alan Arnett, on Wednesday there were reports of a two-three-hour wait to descend from the summit to Hillary Step. And the longer a person is at a high altitude, the higher the risk of altitude sickness.

Altitude sickness occurs when the body struggles to adapt to reducing air pressure and oxygen levels, its symptoms include dizziness, vomiting and weakness, in urgent cases, the disease can lead to the appearance of fluid in the lungs and brain. People are recommended for the manifestations of these symptoms to move lower, where the air pressure is higher and the oxygen is greater.

Photo: Facebook / Don Cash

According to Shrest, 12 deaths were confirmed this climbing season in the Himalayas, including three on Everest. In addition to the two deaths of 22 in May, Indian mountaineer Ravi Thakar died last week during the descent from Everest.

In addition, Irish mountaineer Seamus Lawless went missing on this mountain in mid-May and is considered dead.

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