O alpinista americano Alexander Pancoe, sobrevivente de um tumor cerebral, morreu escalando Makalu no Nepal. US climber Alexander Pancoe, a brain tumor survivor, died scaling Makalu in Nepal.

O alpinista americano Alexander Pancoe, de 39 anos, morreu enquanto tentava escalar Makalu, a quinta montanha mais alta do mundo, no Nepal. US climber Alexander Pancoe, 39, died while attempting to scale Makalu, the world's fifth-highest mountain, in Nepal. Pancoe, sobrevivente de tumor cerebral e alpinista realizado que completou o Grande Golpe do Explorador, estava arrecadando fundos para pesquisa pediátrica de câncer de sangue. Pancoe, a brain tumor survivor and accomplished climber who completed the Explorer's Grand Slam, was raising funds for pediatric blood cancer research. Esta é a segunda morte da temporada de escalada, com o Nepal emitindo quase 500 licenças de escalada, incluindo 214 para o Monte Everest. This is the second death of the climbing season, with Nepal issuing nearly 500 climbing permits, including 214 for Mount Everest.