Puwei Liu, 55, from the US, and Abdul Waraich, 41, (pictured) from Switzerland, collapsed while descending the slopes of the mountain on Wednesday, hiking company officials said.
A Swiss climber and an American have died on Mount Everest in the season s first casualties on the world s highest mountain, expedition organisers said Thursday. The Swiss climber, Abdul Waraich, 41, reached the peak before having difficulties, said Chhang Dawa of the expedition organiser, Seven Summit Treks in Nepal. “Abdul successfully reached the summit but began experiencing issues during his descent, he said. “We sent two additional Sherpas with oxygen and food. Unfortunately, the Sherpas couldn’t save him.
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A Swiss climber and an American have died on Mt Everest in the season s first casualties on the world s highest mountain, expedition organisers said Thursday.
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Two climbers, a Swiss and a U.S. national, died on Mt. Everest, marking the first deaths on the world’s highest mountain in 2021.
Abdul Waraich, 41, a Swiss climber, and Puwei Liu, 55, an American, were both able to reach the highest camp but experienced issues, which ultimately proved fatal, expedition organizers announced Thursday. Waraich was able to reach the peak and encountered problems on his descent.
“Abdul successfully reached the summit but began experiencing difficulties during his descent,” Chhang Dawa of the expedition organizer, Seven Summit Treks in Nepal, told the
Associated Press. “We sent two additional Sherpas with oxygen and food. Unfortunately, the Sherpas couldn’t save him.”
Two climbers die on Everest in year s first casualties
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Mount Everest. AP file
Swiss climber Abdul Waraich scaled the peak before his death while US national Puwei Liu died at the highest camp on the mountain at South Col
A Swiss climber and an American have died on Mount Everest in the season’s first casualties on the world’s highest mountain, expedition organisers said on Thursday.
The Swiss climber, Abdul Waraich, 41, scaled the peak before having difficulties, said Chhang Dawa of the expedition organiser, Seven Summit Treks in Nepal.
“Abdul successfully reached the summit but began experiencing issues during his descent,” he said. “We sent two additional Sherpas with oxygen and food. Unfortunately, the Sherpas couldn’t save him.”