The physique of Sydney adventurer and mountaineer Matthew Eakin was discovered on the world’s second-highest peak with an expert climber from Canada after the pair went lacking final week.
Eakin was climbing in a bunch of three with Canadians Richard Cartier and Justin Dube-Fahmy and reportedly went lacking final week on one of many worlds most difficult mountains to climb – K2.
Matthew Eakin was an skilled climber and administrator of Mountaineers Downunder.Credit score:Fb, Instagram
On July 21, Dube-Fahmy posted to Fb that they had been about to go again all the way down to Base Camp after spending two days acclimatising and had reached Decrease Camp 4 at 7600m.
“Richard, Matt and I had been wiped out. 16 hours of climbing,” Dube-Fahmy wrote.
However one thing occurred on the descent and The Himalayan Instances reported that searchers discovered two deceased mountaineers – Eakin and Cartier – on Tuesday, just under Camp 1.
Particulars of their deaths are presently unknown, however it’s believed they fell on a steep snow slope whereas descending.
Eakin’s mates on social media praised his generosity, spirit and love of life. Rob Norman wrote that anybody who had the pleasure “to spend even a couple of minutes with Matthew Eakin would little question come away with a renewed zest for all times”.
“A man that always gave his time to others. He lived the life he wished, wore his coronary heart on his sleeve, made probably the most out of this treasured life we have now and at all times did it with a smile on his face.
“The journey group and everybody else who crossed paths with Matty have all misplaced somebody particular.”
