Two foreign climbers die on Everest
Issued on: Mountaineers trek near the Mount Everest base camp PRAKASH MATHEMA AFP/File 3 min
Kathmandu (AFP)
Two climbers from the United States and Switzerland have died on Mount Everest, the first fatalities of this year s season, expedition organisers in Nepal said Thursday.
On average around five climbers die every year on the world s highest peak.
But in recent seasons, Everest has seen a surge in the number of climbers, leading to overcrowding that has been blamed for multiple deaths. Two climbers passed away on Wednesday, Mingma Sherpa of Seven Summit Treks told AFP.
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1 Swiss, 1 American die on Everest in year’s 1st fatalities
A Swiss climber and an American have died on Mount Everest in the season’s first casualties on the world’s highest mountain, expedition organizers said Thursday. The Swiss climber, Abdul Waraich, 41, reached the peak before having difficulties, said Chhang Dawa of the expedition organizer, Seven Summit Treks in Nepal. U.S. national Puwei Liu, 55, also died at the highest camp on the mountain at South Col. He had reached the climbing feature named the Hillary Step, located between South Col and the summit, but had to return because of snow blindness and exhaustion.