INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, MAY 22A Romanian climber died at Camp III while two others went missing from above 8,000m on Mt Everest,
expedition organisers said.
Kenyan climber is found dead on Mount Everest in Nepal
Nepali climber dies on descent at Everest Camp IV
According to Mohan Lamsal, Managing Director at Makalu Adventure, Gabriel Tabara of Romania was found dead
inside his tent at Camp III yesterday
Tavara, 48, was attempting to climb Lhotse without using supplementary oxygen
He climbed Manaslu in 2021, according to Lamsal.On Mt Everest, a Kenyan climber and his Sherpa guide went out of contact from above 8,000m
since this morning.
According to Mingma Sherpa, Chairman at Seven Summit Treks, Cheruiyot Kirui who attempted scale Everest
without using supplemental oxygen remained out of contact from the Bishop Rock, a few metres below the summit point."Kirui, a banker working
with KCB, and his Sherpa guide Nawang were last contacted at the Bishop Rock," Sherpa said.Kirui, who wanted to climb Everest without
supplemental oxygen, showed an abnormal behaviour with his guide, Sherpa quoted Nawang as saying
"Then, the duo went out of contact," he added
SST has mobilized two Sherpa rescuers to search for them
"They have reached above balcony area," he added.Earlier, two climbers fell down and went missing near Hillary step on Mt Everest since
yesterday morningAccording to a source at the base camp, Daniel Paul Peterson from UK and Pas Tenji Sherpa from Makalu fell down when a
section of route in the Hillary section below the summit point collapsed yesterday morning
Search for the missing climbers is underway.Mongolian climbers - Usukhjargal Tsedendamba and Prevsuren Lkhagvajav - died above 8,500m while
descending from the summit point on May 13.
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