Hannelore Schmatz Death
Hannelore passed away on October 3, 1979 at the age of 39 in 8,300 metres (27,200 ft) South East Ridge of Mount Everest. Hannelore's cause of death was hypothermia.
When did Hannelore Schmatz die?
October 3, 1979How did Hannelore Schmatz die? What was the cause of death?
HypothermiaHow old was Hannelore Schmatz when died?
39Where did Hannelore Schmatz die? What was the location of death?
8,300 metres (27,200 ft) South East Ridge of Mount Everest
Hannelore Schmatz Birthday and Date of Death
Hannelore Schmatz was born on February 16, 1940 and died on October 3, 1979. Hannelore was 39 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: February 16, 1940
Date of Death: October 3, 1979
Age at Death: 39
Hannelore Schmatz - Biography
Hannelore Schmatz (February 16, 1940 – October 2, 1979) was a German mountaineer. She collapsed and died on October 2, 1979 as she was returning from successfully summiting Mount Everest via the southern route, the first woman and first German citizen to die on the upper slopes of Everest.
Schmatz was on an expedition via the South East Ridge route with her husband when she died at 8,300 metres (27,200 ft). Gerhard Schmatz was the expedition leader, 50 years of age at the time and the oldest man to summit Everest. On the same expedition was the American Ray Genet, who also died while descending from the summit. Exhausted from the climb, they had stopped to bivouac as the night approached, despite the fact that their Sherpa guides had urged them not to. Ray Genet died later that night and both the Sherpa and Schmatz were distressed, but decided to continue their descent. At the height of 8,300m Schmatz sat down and said "Water, Water" to her Sherpa and died. Sungdare Sherpa, one of the Sherpa guides, remained with her body, and as a result, lost most of his fingers and toes.
In 1984, police inspector Yogendra Bahadur Thapa and Sherpa Ang Dorje fell to their deaths while trying to recover Schmatz’s body on a Nepalese police expedition.
