In 1973 Pierre Dedieu, French, and Ernesto Sánchez, Bolivia's best climber, perished climbing Illimani in August. In November an Italian expedition after ascending Illimani undertook the search for their bodies, locating the body of Sánchez, but on the 23rd of that month, during extended search for Dedieu, the Italian leader Carlo Nembrini fell to his death. Illimani was the site where Eastern Air Lines Flight 980 crashed on January 1, 1985. US Major Kenneth R. Miller, US Colonel Paul Bruce Kappelman, and Bolivian guide Vincente Perez died in a climbing accident on June 7, 2003. A German climber died on May 2, 2017 due to an avalanche occurring during the evening as he and his guide were climbing. The guide survived with minor injuries. American climber Daniel Granberg died on the summit of Illimani in September 2021. His body was recovered after a two-day effort. See also Cordillera Kimsa Cruz Notes External links Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) Mountains of Bolivia Glaciers of Bolivia Six-thousanders of the Andes Climbing areas of Bolivia