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Marko Lihteneker was a Slovenian mountain climber. Lihteneker died due to oxygen problems around 8800m on his descent of Mount Everest.
Marco Lihteneker, Ölgemälde, Porträt
40 cm * 50 cm, 2011
Marko Lihteneker (born September 21, 1959 – died May 21, 2005) was last seen alive a few metres from the summit, when he tried to solve problems with his oxygen system. His body was found by Chinese porters.
This motivated my to include hin in the painting series „Into thin Air“.
This picture made Lihteneker know post mortem. It is one of the first ones showing a dead body on Mt Everest. Recently the climbers Oleg Savchenko, Alexander Sidyakin and Sergey Larin covered Marcos body with a canvas designed to last. They named their according project Everest 8.300.
Marco Lihtenekers son is an active Facebook member and can be contacted there.
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This painting is part of the set Into thin Air with ten more portraits of climbers. Click for an extensive description.
