Friday, May 19, 2006

Adventurer attempting to ski down Mt Everest is Missing

It looks like a Swedish adventure skiier, Tomas Olsson, has gone missing on Everest. Here's the article about it from an Everest news site.




There is a lure to the Himalayas that ensnares so many superb athletes. It seems an unusually hard way to die, with the odds of having your remains recovered low. May they find peace.


They have a cool web site with lots of excellent photographs , worth the click over to. That model of LandRover above (probably a 11o " Defender) has not been imported into the USA for something like 8 years, and they still command a premium.

Update on May 22: Himalayan Times on Recovery of Body

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