He and his longtime partner Sam Hennessey were a tight-knit super team, bringing their brilliant alpine vision into technical Himalayan terrain. The details of the accident will be forthcoming. We know Hennessey and Gardner were high on Jannu East’s north face, where they secured a portaledge to rest and then continue upward. Gardner fell…
Michael Gardner Dies in Fall on Nepal’s Jannu East
Michael Gardner.
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