A prominent mountaineer, Noel Hanna, from Dromara, County Down, has died in Nepal.
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| Mountain Climber, Noel Hanna. Photo: Noel Hanna via CBS News |
Hanna died, as understood, while on an expedition to Mount Annapurna.
Mount Annapurna is the tenth (10th) highest mountain in the world.
He emerged the first person, in 2018, from the Island of Ireland to successfully summit and descend K2.
Mr Hanna was an experienced climber, having scaled Mount Everest ten (10) times in his career.
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| Mount Annapurna is the tenth (10th) highest mountain in the world. Photo: Getty Images |
According to 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.
