KATHMANDU, Nepal — Organizers say two American climbers have successfully skied down from the summit of the world’s fourth-highest mountain. Pemba Sherpa of the Xtreme Climbers Treks and Expeditions says James Morrison and Hilaree Nelson scaled Mount Lhotse’s 8,516-meter (27,940-foot) summit on Sunday with two other climbers and three Nepalese Sherpa guides. Morrison and Nelson then descended down the mountain on their skis. Lhotse is a sister peak of Mount Everest. Climbers attempting to scale Everest and Lhotse share most of the route.

Source: Washington Post October 01, 2018 05:48 UTC