The Iranian mountaineer went missing in the “Black Monster”; The rescue operation continues

According to IRNA, “The Himalayan Times” news site has confirmed the ascent of Tabrizi mountaineer Abulfazl Ghozli along with the Sherpa team to the Makalu peak, and reported the death of one of the Sherpas named “Sano Sherpa” while descending from the peak and the disappearance of the Iranian mountaineer.

Meanwhile, the news website “Nepali Patro” also announced yesterday that the rescue operation of Abulfazl Gozli, who is believed to be missing between Camp Four and Three, is still ongoing.

Gozli was born on January 16, 1992, and started his professional climbing activity in 1994 and is the founder and head of the “K2” climbing club in Tabriz.

He is the record holder of the fastest snow leopard award from August 2017 to August 2019, and in addition, he is the record holder of 7,000 meter climbs under the title “10 attempts, 10 climbs” and “Lenin” peak.

Guzli also has the climb to the top of eight thousand meters “Manaslu” and “Lotse” in his professional mountaineering record; In February last year, he attempted to climb Makalu in winter for the first time and succeeded in reaching the height of 7,900 meters. However, due to unfavorable conditions in the region, he returned to the country and entered Tabriz on 17 Bahman, welcomed by the sports community of East Azerbaijan.

There are 14 peaks above 8,000 meters in the Himalayas, and Makalu is one of the most difficult. So far, Iranian climbers have not attempted to climb Makalu peak in winter, and Polish and Italian climbers have climbed this peak in winter only once, and no one has succeeded in doing it since then.

The air temperature in Makalu in winter reaches 30 to 50 degrees Celsius below zero, and this situation has caused this peak to be called the “Black Monster”.