American Mountaineer Anna Gutu and your guide Mingmar Sherpa died in an avalanche Hookah PangmaNepal’s newspaper ‘The Himalayan Times’ confirmed this Saturday that this peak is the last remaining summit for the North American to become the first climber to climb 14 ‘eight thousand’ in his country.

Another American climber, gina marieIn full combat with Gutu and his guide to crown the 14th roof of the planet Tenjen Lama Casualties continue after an avalanche surprised the expedition above 7,800 metres.

Three other Nepalese Sherpas, Kami Rita Sherpa, Mitra Bahadur Tamang and Karma Gyalzen, suffered varying degrees of injuries. According to ‘The Himalayan Times’, the bodies of Gutu and Mingmar Sherpa were recovered by rescue teams.

Anna Gutu and Gina Marie were in a fierce battle to see which of the two would become the first American to summit the planet’s 14 ‘eight thousand’ peaks. Tenjen Lama, together with Kristin Harila, holds the record for the fastest climb among 14 peaks in 92 days.

Anna Gutu was born in Odessa, Ukraine, but was an American citizen. Both he and Marie summited Cho Oyu (8,188 meters) five days ago. Shisha Pangma was the final hurdle to uniting his legacy with Christopher Bernard Warner and Ed Viesturs, the only Americans to crown 14 ‘roofs’.