Hopes faded for three French climbers missing in the Himalayas after an avalanche, with their national climbing federation putting the chances of finding them alive at "practically zero".
KATMANDU: Hopes faded Monday for three French climbers missing in the Himalayas after an avalanche, with their national climbing federation putting the chances of finding them alive at “practically zero.” The trio were attempting to scale Mingbo Eiger, a 6,000-meter (19,700-feet) peak near Mount Everest in Nepal, and were last heard from via satellite phone from their camp on
Hopes faded Monday for three French climbers missing in the Himalayas after an avalanche, with their national climbing federation putting the chances of finding them alive at "practically zero".
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Newshub can reveal COVID-19 is tearing through one of the most remote places on the planet: Everest Base Camp.
The Nepalese government denies it s happening, but a Nepalese Sherpa who has recently come off the world s highest mountain has called the outbreak scary.
Nepal shares a border with India which has remained open through the pandemic, and the new Delta variant is now widespread throughout Nepal and the Everest area.
Mingma Gyalje Sherpa led a team of Nepalese mountaineers on a world-record-setting first winter ascent of K2 - the second-highest mountain next to Mt Everest - in January.