In a sad and shocking development, Noel Hanna, a world-renowned mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest 10 times in his life died on the descent from the challenging Annapurna mountain range. Noel Hanna's death come as a tragedy as he was only 56 years old and he achieved many big things in his short life span which a professional mountain climber always dream of. The 56-year-old had scaled Mount Everest 10 times in his career. In 2018, Hanna became the first person from the island of Ireland to successfully summit and descend K2. Not only this,but Hanna had scaled the 8,091m (26,545ft) peak in the Annapurna mountain range on Monday, however he died overnight reported Irish media. Now, the question arises what happened to Noel Hanna or what is Noel Hanna's death reason or what led to Noel Hanna's death? To know the answer continue reading-
What happened to Noel Hanna?
Hanna, 56, died overnight in his camp in west Nepal after scaling Mount Annapurna, or Annapurna 1, the world's 10th tallest mountain and the tallest peak in the range at 26,545 feet. His body has been brought down and flown to Kathmandu from the Annapurna base camp, the expedition agency Seven Summit Treks was quoted by an American media portal. Talking about Noel Hanna's death reason it is unclear. To be precise, the circumstances of Hanna's death were unclear, Yubaraj Khatiwada, an official with the Nepal Department of Tourism was quoted by a newswire. However, Hanna was found dead inside his tent at Camp 4, the final camp before the summit, after scaling the mountain without supplemental oxygen on Monday.
It is pertinent to mention here that in separate incidents on the same mountain, dozens of rescue workers were mobilized to locate two climbers who had lost radio contact with the base. After a search lasting hours, record-holding Indian climber Baljeet Kaur, 28, and fellow climber Arjun Vajpai, 30, were rescued.
How netizens reacted to Noel Hanna's death?
A user wrote, "Tragic news from Mount Annapurna in Nepal as legendary Co Down Mountaineer Noel Hanna has sadly died..Slieve Croob man Noel was the first person from Ireland to successfully climb K2 & he climbed the summit of Everest 10 times..Thoughts with Noel’s family at this tough time"
Tragic news from Mount Annapurna in Nepal as legendary Co Down Mountaineer Noel Hanna has sadly died
— Chris Hazzard MP (@ChrisHazzardSF) April 18, 2023
Slieve Croob man Noel was the first person from Ireland to successfully climb K2 & he climbed the summit of Everest 10 times
Thoughts with Noel’s family at this tough time 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/T3MQbJ1kZG
"Noel Hanna - Ireland’s greatest and most gracious mountaineer passed away on Annapurna today. He generously gave of his time to help me and many, many others climbers. Sympathies to his wife, family and friends. RIP." another user wrote.
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Noel Hanna - Ireland’s greatest and most gracious mountaineer passed away on Annapurna today. He generously gave of his time to help me and many, many others climbers. Sympathies to his wife, family and friends. RIP. pic.twitter.com/5XCYOuN8uh
— Jonathan Ruane (@jonruane) April 18, 2023
One more user wrote, "The ten times Everest summiteers Noel Hanna found dead in Camp 4 of Mount Annapurna at around 7,100 meters. According to reports, Hanna had climbed without bottled oxygen during his ascent. RIP"