Overview

• The 31-year-old, identified as Hong, slipped on September 25 near a crevasse after undoing his safety line to take photos, and witnesses said he did not have an ice axe.
• Rescue teams found him dead after the slide of roughly 200 metres and later transported his body to Gongga Mountain Town.
• A video of the fall spread widely on Chinese social media, focusing attention on safety practices on snow and ice routes.
• The Kangding Municipal Education and Sports Bureau said the group failed to file plans or obtain permits and breached basic safety rules.
• The Sichuan Mountaineering Association clarified Hong was not a professional guide and held only a climbing assistant’s certificate, and his cousin said it was his first attempt on Nama Peak.