Antonios Sykaris was an experienced climber having conquered some of the world’s highest mountain tops. Credit: Facebook/Antonios SykarisTop Greek alpinist Antonios Sykaris, who has climbed the tallest mountains on earth, died in the mountain range of Dhaulagiri, Nepal on Tuesday.
Sykaris was the only Greek alpinist The First and only Greek who has climbed five mountain tops over 8.000metters height. He has conquered Everest at 8.848m, Kangchenjunga at 8.586m, Manaslu at 8.163m, Lhotse at 8.516m and Annapurna 8.091m.
Greek alpinist died while descending mountain top
According to the Hymalianian Times, he died while descending from the summit point of Dhaulagiri. The paper says he fell ill just below the summit point at the height of 7,400m.
The Greek alpinist along with his guide – Dawa Sherpa- scaled the 8,167-metre mountain on Monday. Dawa, who helped his fellow climber to descend the mountain for hours, is also waiting for a rescue team, the paper says.
