KATHMANDU: Spanish climber, Sergio Mingote Moreno, died while descending Mt K2, as per orgabizers of the expedition team.
“While descending from C1 to Basecamp, he suddenly fell down to Advance Basecamp. Alex Gavan, Tamara and two other polish climber gave him help in ABC, we sent medical team from Basecamp but unfortunately could not save him anymore,” informed said Chhang Dawa Sherpa, Expedition Director at Seven Summit Treks shared from the K2 Base Camp.
Sergio had completed his seventh eight-thousander by successfully standing atop Mt Dhaulagiri, in just 444 days.