Puwei Liu, 55, died after returning to the highest camp on the mountain at South Col. Liu made it to the Hillary Step, which is located between South Col and the summit, but had to turn around due to poor weather conditions and exhaustion.
Members of his climbing team helped him back to the camp, but he did not survive.
Another climber, Swiss national
Abdul Waraich, 41, died after reaching the summit of the world s tallest mountain. He was on his way back down the mountain when he ran into trouble. Abdul successfully reached the summit but began experiencing issues during his descent, said
Puwei Liu, 55, died after returning to the highest camp on the mountain at South Col. Liu made it to the Hillary Step, which is located between South Col and the summit, but had to turn around due to poor weather conditions and exhaustion.
Members of his climbing team helped him back to the camp, but he did not survive.
Another climber, Swiss national
Abdul Waraich, 41, died after reaching the summit of the world s tallest mountain. He was on his way back down the mountain when he ran into trouble. Abdul successfully reached the summit but began experiencing issues during his descent, said
Expedition Agency confirms infection in Nepal Mountains
ANI
13 May 2021, 23:19 GMT+10
Kathmandu [Nepal] May 13 (ANI): Days after the Nepal government refuted reports of COVID-19 cases in mountain base camps, an expedition organizer in the Himalayan nation has said that there have been coronavirus cases among climbers and members of expedition teams this season.
Mingma Sherpa, chairman of Seven Summit Treks, Nepal s largest expedition agency which this year sent highest number of expedition teams, said there are positive cases but not with severe symptoms. Many of the climbers tested positive, their report now is negative and they have returned back to the mountains again. There are no serious cases (of coronavirus) in the mountains as of now. There are positive cases but not serious and nobody has died there due to the virus, Sherpa told ANI.
Puwei Liu, 55, died after returning to the highest camp on the mountain at South Col. Liu made it to the Hillary Step, which is located between South Col and the summit, but had to turn around due to poor weather conditions and exhaustion.
Members of his climbing team helped him back to the camp, but he did not survive.
Another climber, Swiss national
Abdul Waraich, 41, died after reaching the summit of the world s tallest mountain. He was on his way back down the mountain when he ran into trouble. Abdul successfully reached the summit but began experiencing issues during his descent, said
Two foreign climbers die on Everest
Expedition organisers say first fatalities of this year s season reported SAMAA | AFP - Posted: May 13, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 weeks ago SAMAA | AFP Posted: May 13, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 weeks ago
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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.