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Noel Hanna died at a camp after making his descent from the arena’s Tenth absolute most life like mountain
By James Kelly
BBC News NI
Tributes were paid to the prominent mountaineer Noel Hanna, from County Down, who has died in Nepal.
It’s miles known he had been on an expedition to Annapurna, the Tenth absolute most life like mountain in the arena.
The 56-year-archaic climber, from Dromara, had scaled Mount Everest 10 instances in his occupation.
In 2018, he grew to turn into the first person from the island of Ireland to efficiently summit and tumble K2.
Mr Hanna had scaled the 8,091m (26,545ft) Annapurna peak on Monday and died overnight at a camp whereas making his descent, Irish broadcaster RTÉ studies.
BBC Nepali said there had been local studies that his physique has been airlifted to the capital, Kathmandu.
There are studies that a 2nd climber from India who had been missing after falling into a crevasse has been chanced on alive.
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Annapurna in the Himalayas is the Tenth absolute most life like mountain in the arena
Robbie Marsh, a information in the Mourne Mountains, described Mr Hanna as an inspirational determine within the climbing community.
He informed BBC News NI: “I turned into continually at him to put in writing a e book, but he turned into the form of humble man.
“He honest normalised climbing 8,000 metre mountains, honest take care of we would salvage Slieve Donard.”
Mr Marsh said he turned into inspired by Mr Hanna to quit his corporate administration job to role up his mountaineering business.
“Piece of his legacy is that inspiration that he has given folks,” he said.
Robbie Marsh turned into inspired to role up a mountaineering business by Noel Hanna
Banjo Bannon, a climber from Newry, who turned into the 2nd person from Northern Ireland to be triumphant in Mt Everest in 2003, said: “Noel had it in his head that he turned into going to salvage all 14 peaks over 8,000m. That turned into his intention and dream.”
Alison Irwin, a consultant from the Nepal Ireland Society, said Mr Hanna did just a few labor in promoting connections between the 2 international locations.
“He had a large take care of of Nepal, thru his mountains, and turned into very, very interested in all things Nepal,” she said.
‘Modest in his achievements’
Ms Irwin described feeling ecstatic for Mr Hanna when she heard he had reached the peak of Annapurna this week.
She added: “The principle understanding that got here into my head when I noticed the summit information turned into, ‘neatly, I’m hoping he will get down proper’. And I awoke this morning to that frightening information.”
The society has prolonged condolences to Mr Hanna’s household.
Ms Irwin said Mr Hanna’s proudest fulfillment turned into reaching the summit of Burke-Khang (6942m; 22775ft), which she said some sherpas described as “unclimbable”.
“He turned into very modest in his achievements,” she added.
Image source, Noel Hanna
Noel Hanna previously informed the BBC he relishes the peril of tackling the arena’s absolute most life like mountains
Mourne Mountain Adventures, a guided hiking company basically based solely mostly in Kilkeel, has paid tribute to Mr Hanna.
In a social media post, the corporate said: “There might perhaps be some peace in that he spent his remaining moments doing what he cherished most effective, the form of enormous man and considered one of N Ireland’s finest mountaineers.”
Dan McFarland, the pinnacle coach at Ulster Rugby, tweeted: “Very sad to listen to of Noel’s passing. Noel turned into a huge inspiration to this personnel.
“All our thoughts are with Lynne and Noel’s household.”
Ireland’s Division of Out of the country Affairs said it is miles attentive to the case and is providing consular assistance, but would no longer explain additional.