An Indian climber has died on Mount Everest and two others have gone missing, expedition organisers 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.
