Anatoli Boukreev

Athlete

1958-01-16 – 1997-12-25

Anatoli Boukreev was a Kazakhstani mountaineer and guide known for high altitude expeditions in the Himalayas.

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Concerned that others were not coming onto the summit and because I had no radio link to those below me, I began to wonder if there were difficulties down the mountain. I made the decision to descend.
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I explained I wanted to descend as quickly as possible to camp IV in order to warm myself and gather a supply of hot drink and oxygen in the event I might need to go back up the mountain to assist descending climbers.
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A review of summit day photographs will show that I was clothed in the latest, highest quality, high altitude gear, comparable, if not better, than that worn by the other members of our expedition.
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