Milan Sedláček Explained

Birth Date:1 October 1961
Death Place:Lhotse, Nepal
Nationality:Czech

Milan Sedláček (1 October 1961 – 20 May 2012) was a Czech mountaineer. In 2002, he climbed his first eight-thousander, Shishapangma.[1] In 2005 and 2007 respectively he unsuccessfully tried to climb K2. In 2010, he tried to climb Lhotse but reached only 7,800 metres (25,000').[2] [3] Sedláček died on the descent of Lhotse in 2012,[4] and his body lay just a few meters (yards) below the summit for more than a decade. In 2024, Sedláček's body was recovered by a team of Sherpas cleaning Lhotse's peak.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012-05-22 . Horolezec Sedláček zemřel poté, co vystoupil na čtvrtou nejvyšší horu . 2022-09-14 . iDNES.cz . cs.
  2. Web site: Česká televize. Zahynul člen expedice Lhotse 2012 Milan Sedláček . 2022-09-14 . ČT24. cs.
  3. Web site: 2012-05-22 . Horolezec Sedláček zahynul po výstupu na Lhotse. 2022-09-14 . Aktuálně.cz. cs.
  4. Web site: Smrt v Himálajích: Horolezec Sedláček zahynul na osmitisícovce Lhoce. 2022-09-14 . Sport.cz . cs.
  5. News: Parajuli . Rama . Everest: Bodies of fallen climbers finally recovered from 'death zone' . 20 July 2024 . www.bbc.com . BBC . 20 July 2024.

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