Carlos Soria forced to abandon ascent of Nepal’s Dhaulagiri, one of two 8,000-metre summits he is still to conquer
An 84-year-old Spanish mountaineer has been forced to abandon his 15th attempt to reach the summit of Nepal’s Dhaulagiri – one of the two “8,000ers” he had left to climb to claim the title of the oldest climber to conquer the world’s 14 highest mountains.
A Sherpa fell on Carlos Soria, injuring his leg, a message posted on his behalf on his Twitter and Facebook accounts said.
Written by Reuters in Kathmandu
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/17/spanish-climber-carlos-soria-84-injured-in-bid-to-be-oldest-to-scale-worlds-14-highest-peaks under the title “Spanish climber, 84, injured in bid to be oldest to scale world’s 14 highest peaks”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
