Tomas Olsson

Memorial to Tomas Olsson, a bronze sculpture by Richard Brixel inaugurated 16 May 2016 on a steep hill in central [[Borås]]. Tomas Kenneth Olsson (18 March 1976 – 16 May 2006) was a Swedish adventurer and ski mountaineer. He was born in Kristinehamn but grew up in Borås. He took an engineering degree at Linköping University in 2001, after which he moved to Chamonix in France to focus on skiing. He specialized in skiing down some of the world's highest and steepest mountains. He had gone from the top of Aconcagua in Argentina (6960 m), Lenin Peak in Kyrgyzstan (7134 m), Muztagh Ata (7546 m) and Kuksay Peak (7134 m) in China and Cho Oyu in Tibet (8201 m).

In May 2006, Olsson was found dead after attempting a first descent of the North Face of Mount Everest. Provided by Wikipedia
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