goran kropp
Goran Kropp, who has died aged 35 from a fall while rock climbing, reached the pinnacle of his career as an adventurer by cycling 7,000 miles from Sweden to Nepal, climbing Everest without porters or bottled oxygen, then cycling back to Sweden. [1]
Goran Kropp, a Swedish climber who famously bicycled from Stockholm to Kathmandu and back and ascended Mount Everest along the way, died on Sept. 30 in a mountaineering accident in Washington State. [2]
Before his death, G?ran had sponsored the G?ran Kropp Bishwa Darshan Primary School in Taptin, Chyangba, Solukhumbu, Nepal, which serves 165 pupils and eight teachers. [3]
Bloomquist is a Swedish filmmaker who is documenting Goran Kropp’s incredible trip by bicycle from Stockholm to Nepal. [4]
For his famous 1996 ascent, Kropp left J?nk?ping on October 16, 1995, on a specially-designed bicycle with 108 kg (240 lb) of gear and food. [...] He is most famous for his May 23, 1996 solo ascent of Mount Everest without bottled oxygen or Sherpa support. [3]
From there he made his way up the South Pillar, doing his best to steer clear of other climbers, doing his own route-finding, eschewing the fixed ropes and carrying all his own food. [...] The next year they climbed Sweden’s highest mountain, Kebnekaise. [1]
In 1993, he became the first Scandinavian atop K2, the second highest mountain in the world, without the aid of bottled oxygen. [3]
Eventually he reached the mountain bringing the book to it’s second stage, the actual climb of Mount Everest itself. [5]
Mr. Kropp was on a climbing area near Frenchmen Coulee when his supports failed and he fell. [2]
Back in 1995 Goran Kropp decided to ride a bicycle from Sweden to Mount Everest carrying all of his required cycling, camping and hiking equipment. [...] It describes what climbing the mountain is like including the need for physical and spiritual preparation. [5]
Swedish adventurer Goran Kropp was killed yesterday when he fell while rock climbing at Frenchman Coulee, a popular climbing area near Vantage, Washington, 135 miles southeast of Seattle. [6]
He went alone from Camp IV to the summit and was only the second person in the world to reach the summit without oxygen. [4]
Sources:
[1] Goran Kropp - Telegraph
[2] Goran Kropp
[3] G?ran Kropp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[4] Summit Journal ‘96: Scott Fischer Returns to Everest: Goran Kropp
[5] Bicycle Touring 101: Goran Kropp’s Ultimate High, My Everest Odyssey
[6] Goran Kropp killed while rock climbing in Washington