{"id":350248,"date":"2025-11-02T11:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T11:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/350248\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T11:55:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T11:55:15","slug":"tributes-flow-for-perth-climber-chin-tark-chan-who-died-on-nepals-himlung-himal-after-falling-ill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/350248\/","title":{"rendered":"Tributes flow for Perth climber Chin Tark Chan who died on Nepal\u2019s Himlung Himal after falling ill"},"content":{"rendered":"

A mountaineer who died on one of Nepal\u2019s highest peaks after falling ill during his ascent has been revealed as a much-loved Perth resident.<\/p>\n

Chin-Tark Chan died on Wednesday while attempting to climb the 7126m Himlung Himal, a Himalayan peak near the Tibetan border about 150km northwest of Kathmandu.<\/p>\n

He had a passion for mountaineering, particularly in Nepal, with social media photos showing him enjoying many expeditions with friends.<\/p>\n

Friends have taken to social media to pay tribute to Mr Chan after the heartbreaking news.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will miss you so much buddy, thankful for all the fun times and adventures we shared. You\u2019ll never ever be forgotten,\u201d Natalie Thomas wrote.<\/p>\n

Ahmed Shakeeb shared images of him on mountaineering trips with Mr Chan saying, \u201cthis beautiful soul lost to the mountains\u201d.<\/p>\n

It is understood Mr Chan would have celebrated his birthday this weekend.<\/p>\n

\"PerthCamera IconPerth climber Chin-Tark Chan died on Wednesday while attempting to climb the 7126m Himlung Himal, a Himalayan peak near the Tibetan border. Credit: facebook\/supplied<\/p>\n

Friends and family launched a GoFundMe in his honour, raising almost $7000 so far to support Nepal\u2019s sherpa communities and high-altitude rescue teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile no words can ease this loss, we choose to honour Chinny\u2019s memory by giving back to those who make high-altitude expeditions possible, the devoted Sherpas of Nepal,\u201d Rebecca Allan wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cSherpas risk their lives on every climb \u2026 yet they often work with limited support or protection.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is understood Mr Chan was working for Go Medical Industries \u2014 a Subiaco based company that supplies products for medical procedures.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Mr Chan\u2019s evacuation provider, Global Rescue, said he began experiencing severe symptoms at 6800m on Monday morning local time.<\/p>\n

Reports said sherpas \u2013 Nepalese guides \u2013 employed by his expedition company, 8K Expeditions, reported via WhatsApp that Mr Chan appeared to be suffering from snow blindness and mobility loss.<\/p>\n

Global Rescue said a helicopter was requested for a longline or hover rescue, but it was \u201cdetermined to be unsafe\u201d as Mr Chan\u2019s location exceeded Nepal\u2019s maximum operating altitude for such missions.<\/p>\n

Two hours later, sherpas reported that Mr Chan was nearly unconscious.<\/p>\n

\"Chin-TarkCamera IconChin-Tark Chan. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n

Another helicopter operator attempted a hover rescue four hours after he first became ill, but poor weather forced the crew to abandon the mission.<\/p>\n

Sherpas managed to carry Mr Chan to a lower camp by Monday evening, where he was found to have frostbite on his fingers and toes.<\/p>\n

With heavy snow making both descent and helicopter evacuation impossible, the group reportedly was forced to wait.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Nepali authorities temporarily grounded all helicopter flights following an unrelated crash.<\/p>\n

As sherpas attempted to carry Mr Chan further down the mountain, he died partway through the descent.<\/p>\n

\u201cTragically, before a safe weather window presented, the client died below camp three at approximately 6500m,\u201d the Global Rescue spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

\"PerthCamera IconPerth climber Chin Tark Chan died on Wednesday. Credit: facebook\/supplied<\/p>\n

Lakpa Sherpa, managing director of 8K Expeditions, said Mr Chan was one of nine climbers on the mountain, supported by 10 sherpas.<\/p>\n

Lakpa Sherpa said Mr Chan had made several trips to Nepal and had unsuccessfully attempted Himlung Himal the previous year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know him personally very well \u2026 so I\u2019m very sad,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe lost a good friend and a mountaineer.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said Mr Chan\u2019s body remained on the mountain because of persistent bad weather, though he hoped recovery efforts would resume once conditions improve.<\/p>\n

A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson confirmed it was providing consular assistance to Mr Chan\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe send our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

– with NewsWire<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A mountaineer who died on one of Nepal\u2019s highest peaks after falling ill during his ascent has been…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":350249,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4740,50,14737,8632,107],"class_list":{"0":"post-350248","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-australia","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-perth","11":"tag-wa-news","12":"tag-world-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115479978453478144","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}