News 2 Indian climbers go missing; another frostbitten on Everest

[Devesh]

Two Indian climbers have gone missing on Mount Everest even as nearly 40 climbers including an Indian woman have developed frostbite during this Himalayan climbing season which saw about 400 mountaineers summit the world's highest peak, officials said today.

Paresh Nath and Goutam Ghosh have been missing since yesterday. They were last seen near the Everest summit, officials said.

A search operation was on to locate the two missing Indian climbers. Earlier, out of four Indian climbers who had gone missing, two were located today, said an official of the Mountaineering Department of Nepal's Tourism Ministry.

Meanwhile, Seema Goshwami, who has developed frostbite to her hands and feet at the South Col camp, was unable to move.

Several Sherpa guides carried Goshwami from the highest camp at nearly 8,000 meters to camp two which is located at 6,400 meters. There were attempts to airlift her as her condition was stable.

Nearly 400 climbers have summitted the 8,850-metre high peak since May 11.

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[Technoglitch]

RIP to the passed soul and one needs a huge determination to climb the mount everest.

 

[IndianMascot]

So sad. Is there no chances of their survival.

 

[Technoglitch]

Today another 2 persons passed away.

 

[Devesh]

So sad. Is there no chances of their survival.

They survived i think, yesterday i saw in news that missing climber climbed on top of the everest.

 

[IndianMascot]

Very good for the survivors and may the departed souls Rest in peace.

 

[Technoglitch]

An Indian climber has died on Mount Everest and two others have gone missing, expedition organizers said on Monday, taking the death toll from the ongoing Himalayan climbing season to the world's highest peak to five.

Subash Paul, who had fallen sick and was being taken down to safety, lost his life last night while being rescued to lower camps from near the summit point, Gyanendra Shrestha, an official at Nepal's tourism ministry said.

He had reached the 8,849-metre summit on Saturday but collapsed while descending the Hillary Step ice wall. He passed away in the region between Camp IV and Camp III.

Paul is the fifth climber to have died while attempting to scale Mount Everest, the world's highest peak at 8,850 metres, Shrestha said, adding that he was among four Indians who had gone missing on Saturday.

Expedition officials managed to locate Sunita Hazra on Sunday, but two other Indian climbers remained missing.

Sunita was airlifted to safety.


Another Indian climber dies on Mount Everest, 2 others missing - Times of India