Joëlle Brupbacher
Joëlle Brupbacher (3 August 1978 – 22 May 2011) was a Swiss mountaineer.
Brupbacher lived in Muri bei Bern and was employed as an IT specialist with Swiss Federal Railways.[1] She was the first Swiss woman to climb five of the fourteen eight-thousanders.[2]
After reaching the summit of the Makalu, an 8485 meter-high mountain in Nepal, and descending to Camp 4 on 21 May, Brupbacher died of acute mountain sickness (AMS) in her tent at Camp 3 at an altitude of 7400 m on the 22 May 2011.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Schulthess, Adrian (27 May 2011). "Drama am Makalu: Berner Alpinistin stirbt am 5. Achttausender". Blick. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "Schweizer Alpinistin kommt im Himalaya-Massiv ums Leben". Neue Zürcher Zeitung / SDA. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "Swiss female mountaineer claimed by Makalu". Explorersweb.com. Retrieved 27 May 2011.