Three Tibetan guides and one Australian tourist died in a slide on Mount Everest early this week. reports the four men were part of a ten-person group that traveled to an off-limits area on Sunday. The group, lead by a local tourist agency, camped at the foot of the mountain without permission and was hit by a large avalanche.
The three Tibetan porters were killed during the avalanche and the 60-year-old Australian was rescued but died as a result of altitude sickness, poor health, and age, reports the .
The same avalanche left 154 people stranded throughout the region.
For more on the dangers of Everest for Sherpas, see Grayson Schaffer’s feature story听“The Disposable Man” from 国产吃瓜黑料’s August issue.
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