Dan Fredinburg, an engineer who worked on many of Google’s most exciting projects during his 8 years with the company, died over the weekend in an avalanche on Mount Everest triggered by Nepal’s devastating earthquake.

Fredinburg, who listed his title as Google Adventurer on his LinkedIn profile, died from a major head injury, according to a post by his sister Megan on Instagram in which she said “his soul and spirit will live on in so many of us.”

The 33-year-old Google engineer had been documenting his Mount Everest Climb on Twitter and Instagram.

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