Goeran Kropp
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The Swedish adventurer Goeran Kropp (November 12, 1966 - September 30, 2002) became famous for his May 23, 1996 ascent of Mount Everest, to which he bicycled all the way from Stockholm and scaled alone without the help of oxygen tanks.
In 1972, at the age of 6, his father took him up Galdhoppigen, the highest peak in Norway. In 1993 he became the first Scandinavian atop K2, the second highest mountain in the world. This time also without oxygen tanks.
On September 30, 2002, Kropp died from head injuries when he fell 22 metres (75 feet) while descending the Air Guitar route near Frenchman Coulee in Vantage, Washington. While being belayeded by Seattle climber Erden Eruc, apparently his protection pulled out from a crack. According to Eruc, Kropp died on impact.
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