Rescue teams found signs of 'multiple avalanches' and 'debris containing climbing equipment' during a search for the climbers.
Mr Roskelly, the son of a professional climber, became the youngest American to climb Mount Everest in 2003, when he was 20 years old. His record was later broken by 13-year-old Jordan Romero.
He said:"It's just one those routes where you have to have the right conditions or it turns into a nightmare.Austrian David Lama was with his fellow climbers, Hansjorg Auer and Jess Roskelley when they were caught in an avalanche In a tweet on Friday morning, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz paid tribute to the two Austrian climbers.
Conrad Anker, a professional climber who was originally due to partner Mr Lama on the Lunag Ri ascent before suffering a heart attack, released a statement on his fellow sportsmen.
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