Along with Rowell, there was Conrad Anker, one of the greatest American mountain climbers, and Jimmy Chin, a Wyoming-based climber and photographer with a reputation for steadfastness.

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Police, Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team and a helicopter crew from RAF Lossiemouth were alerted to the fallen climber at about 14:20 on Sunday.

BBC: Climber seriously injured in Cairngorms fall

One climber, Ogi, survived the incident after he was swept into a mountain crevasse and was able to climb out, sustaining a minor hand injury, officials said.

CNN: Avalanche recovery efforts suspended on Mount McKinley

As details of Sharp's death became public it emerged that 40 climbers had passed him, making no attempt to save the stricken climber as he lay stranded in the scant shelter of a rock alcove on the mountain's northeast ridge.

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