Brenton's work has previously appeared in Billboard, Pigeons & Planes and Complex. Michael Gardner/Instagram Michael Gardner, an American alpine climber and skier known as "a true climber’s climber," died in a fall on a Nepal mountain this week at age 32.

Colorado skier Michael Gardner, 32, died Monday while climbing the Jannu East mountain in Nepal alongside longtime climbing partner Sam Hennessey.

Michael Gardner, a Colorado-based ski alpinist and professional climber, tragically lost his life in an accident while attempting to climb Nepal’s Jannu East mountain on October 8, 2024.

Professional alpine climber Michael Gardner has died at age 32 following a fall. Gardner and his longtime climbing partner, Sam Hennessey, were trekking up the Jannu East Mountain in Nepal on Monday,

Michael Gardner—a professional alpine-climber who scaled mountains in Denali, Alaska and Nepal—died from a fall while descending Nepal's Jannu East mountain on Oct. 7. He was 32.

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Colorado skier Michael Gardner, 32, died Monday while climbing the Jannu East mountain in Nepal alongside longtime climbing partner Sam Hennessey.