A 31-year-old hiker tragically fell to his death while attempting to scale Mount Nama in China’s Sichuan Province after reportedly untying his safety rope to take photographs near the summit.

The hiker, identified as Hong, was part of a group trekking up the 5,588-metre (18,332-foot) peak on September 25.

According to a report by Channel News Asia, eyewitnesses said Hong detached his safety line and was not using an ice axe at the time of the incident.

A widely circulated video shows Hong standing on a snow-covered slope near the summit, apparently trying to adjust his footing without being secured.

He appeared to trip—reportedly over his crampons—before sliding uncontrollably down the slope. He fell an estimated 100 to 200 metres (328 to 656 feet), vanishing from view as shocked fello

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