Gina Rzucidlo, who died October 7, 2023, aged 45, was an American climber and high-altitude mountaineer. She is recognized for her pursuit to become the first American woman and the third American climber to climb all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters in elevation.

https://news.yahoo.com/gina-rzucidlo-auburn-native-accomplished-113735956.html

In article <ffb8e8a6-55ba-41aa-86f2-f87726556aa3n@googlegroups.com>,
Michael Rhodes <mig73allenford2002@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>Gina Rzucidlo, who died October 7, 2023, aged 45, was an American climber
>and high-altitude mountaineer. She is recognized for her pursuit to become
>the first American woman and the third American climber to climb all 14
>peaks above 8,000 meters in elevation.

Did she die doing what she loved?

(Seriously, was the death related to her pursuit, or not?)

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In article <ugufo8$2el26$1@news.xmission.com>, Kenny McCormack
<gazelle@shell.xmission.com> wrote:

> In article <ffb8e8a6-55ba-41aa-86f2-f87726556aa3n@googlegroups.com>,
> Michael Rhodes <mig73allenford2002@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >Gina Rzucidlo, who died October 7, 2023, aged 45, was an American climber
> >and high-altitude mountaineer. She is recognized for her pursuit to become
> >the first American woman and the third American climber to climb all 14
> >peaks above 8,000 meters in elevation.
>
> Did she die doing what she loved?
>
> (Seriously, was the death related to her pursuit, or not?)

It was. From the link:

Gina Maria Rzucidlo, a world-class climber from Auburn, was intent on
conquering the 14 mountains known as the eight-thousanders.

The mountains, all in the Himalayan and Karakoram ranges, are so named
for their daunting heights, at least 8,000 meters (26,247 feet).

Rzucidlo had summited 13 of the peaks including Mount Everest in recent
years. Her impressive to-do list was down to one, Mount Shishapangma in
Tibet.

Saturday, as she made her final push on Mount Shishapangma, she got
caught in an avalanche. She was close to the summit.

As of early Monday, Rzucidlo, 45, had not been found.

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