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| Noel Hanna: Mountaineer dies in Nepal expedition | Noel Hanna: Mountaineer dies in Nepal expedition |
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| Noel Hanna, a prominent mountaineer from Dromara in County Down, has died in Nepal. | Noel Hanna, a prominent mountaineer from Dromara in County Down, has died in Nepal. |
| It is understood that Mr Hanna died while on an expedition to Annapurna, the 10th highest mountain in the world. | |
| Mr Hanna was an experienced climber, having scaled Mount Everest 10 times in his career. | Mr Hanna was an experienced climber, having scaled Mount Everest 10 times in his career. |
| In 2018, he became the first person from the island of Ireland to successfully summit and descend K2. | In 2018, he became the first person from the island of Ireland to successfully summit and descend K2. |
| Mr Hanna had scaled the 8,091m (26,545ft) Annapurna peak on Monday and died overnight at a camp after making his descent, Irish broadcaster RTÉ reports. | Mr Hanna had scaled the 8,091m (26,545ft) Annapurna peak on Monday and died overnight at a camp after making his descent, Irish broadcaster RTÉ reports. |
| BBC Nepali say there are local reports that his body has been airlifted to the capital Kathmandu. | |
| A second climber from India is also reportedly missing after falling into a crevasse. | A second climber from India is also reportedly missing after falling into a crevasse. |
| Annapurna in the Himalayas is the 10th highest mountain in the world | |
| Banjo Bannon, a climber from Newry who was the second person from Northern Ireland to reach Mt Everest in 2003, said: "Noel had it in his head that he was going to do all 14 peaks over 8,000m. That was his goal and dream." | |
| Mourne Mountain Adventures, a guided hiking company based in Kilkeel, has paid tribute to Mr Hanna. | Mourne Mountain Adventures, a guided hiking company based in Kilkeel, has paid tribute to Mr Hanna. |
| In a social media post, the company said: "There is some peace in that he spent his last moments doing what he loved best, such a great man and one of N Ireland's finest mountaineers." | In a social media post, the company said: "There is some peace in that he spent his last moments doing what he loved best, such a great man and one of N Ireland's finest mountaineers." |
| Dan McFarland, the head coach at Ulster Rugby, tweeted: "Very sad to hear of Noel's passing. Noel was a great inspiration to this team. | Dan McFarland, the head coach at Ulster Rugby, tweeted: "Very sad to hear of Noel's passing. Noel was a great inspiration to this team. |
| "All our thoughts are with Lynne and Noel's family." | "All our thoughts are with Lynne and Noel's family." |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Mountaineering | Mountaineering |
| Dromara | Dromara |
| Mount Everest | Mount Everest |
| Nepal | Nepal |