Two climbers vied to become the first US female to reach the peak of the world's 14 tallest mountains.
They were hit by avalanches on their final peak in southern Tibet and died, per reports.
AdvertisementAdvertisementGutu wrote about her adventures on Instagram, including mountain climbing, skydiving, and paragliding.
In the post, she said the mountain was known to have a "curse" for female climbers.
"I am happy to see that in recent years this curse has been broken by many female climbers," she said.
Persons:
—, Anna Gutu, Gina Marie Rzucidlo, Shishapangma, Gutu, Rzucdilo, Christy Rzucidlo, Suzan Rzucdilo, Exped, Anna, Mingmar
Organizations:
Service, New York Times, Xinhua, Facebook, NBC
Locations:
Tibet, China, Shishapangma, Nepal, Pakistan, Romania, Albania, Italy, Japan