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Arab Times
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Arab Times
Expedition organizers say 2 climbers have died on Mount Everest
KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 17, (AP): An Indian and a Filipino climber have died while climbing Mount Everest as hundreds of climbers are attempting to scale the world's highest peak, expedition organizers said Friday. The Indian climber, identified as Subrata Ghosh, died on Thursday just below the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit of the peak while he was returning from the top. The other climber, identified as Philipp Santiago, 45, from the Philippines, died Wednesday while he was headed to the summit. He had reached Camp 4, which is the highest camp on the mountain, and was preparing for the final bid to reach the summit. Bodha Raj Bhandari of the Nepal-based Snowy Horizon Trek and Expedition, which equipped and organized the expedition, said the bodies were still on the mountain and it was yet to be decided if and when they would be brought down. Retrieving bodies is both expensive and difficult as it takes many people to drag them down the icy slopes of the mountain. The spring climbing season began in March and ends at the end of May. May is the best month to climb the peak and climbers get only a few opportunities when the weather conditions improve, allowing just time for them to try attempt scale the peak. Everest was first climbed in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. More than 300 people have died on Everest since then.
CBS News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
2 climbers die on Mount Everest; expedition organizers still deciding if and when bodies will be retrieved
An Indian and a Filipino climber have died while climbing Mount Everest, as hundreds of climbers are attempting to scale the world's highest peak, expedition organizers said Friday. The Indian climber, identified as Subrata Ghosh, died on Thursday just below the 29,032-foot summit of the peak while he was returning from the top. The other climber, identified as Philipp Santiago, 45, from the Philippines, died Wednesday while he was headed to the summit. He had reached Camp 4, which is the highest camp on the mountain, and was preparing for the final bid to reach the summit. Bodha Raj Bhandari of the Nepal-based Snowy Horizon Trek and Expedition, which equipped and organized the expedition, said the bodies were still on the mountain and it was yet to be decided if and when they would be brought down. Retrieving bodies is both expensive and difficult as it takes many people to drag them down the icy slopes of the mountain. Many casualties are inside the "death zone," where thin air and low oxygen levels raise the risk of altitude sickness. The spring climbing season began in March and ends at the end of May. May is the best month to climb the peak and climbers get only a few opportunities when the weather conditions improve, allowing just enough time for them to try to scale the peak. Everest was first climbed in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. More than 300 people have died on Everest since then. Several climbers died in the region recently. Earlier this week, a French woman died trying to scale the world's third-highest mountain, Kanchenjunga, while British media reported a U.K. climber on the same peak was rescued. Last week, American climber Alexander Pancoe died while attempting Mount Makalu, the fifth-highest mountain in the world. Pancoe, an accomplished climber and graduate of Northwestern University, had survived a brain tumor when he was younger, CBS Chicago reported. An Austrian climber died while descending Nepal's 6,812-meter Ama Dablam last month. Nepal is home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks and welcomes hundreds of climbers every year during the spring and autumn climbing seasons. It has already issued over 1,000 permits for its mountains this season. Agence France-Presse contributed to this report.
Vancouver Sun
16-05-2025
- General
- Vancouver Sun
Expedition organizers say two climbers have died on Mount Everest
KATHMANDU, Nepal — An Indian and a Filipino climber have died while climbing Mount Everest as hundreds of climbers are attempting to scale the world's highest peak, expedition organizers said Friday. The Indian climber, identified as Subrata Ghosh, died on Thursday just below the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) summit of the peak while he was returning from the top. The other climber, identified as Philipp Santiago, 45, from the Philippines, died Wednesday while he was headed to the summit. He had reached Camp 4, which is the highest camp on the mountain, and was preparing for the final bid to reach the summit. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Bodha Raj Bhandari of the Nepal-based Snowy Horizon Trek and Expedition, which equipped and organized the expedition, said the bodies were still on the mountain and it was yet to be decided if and when they would be brought down. Retrieving bodies is both expensive and difficult as it takes many people to drag them down the icy slopes of the mountain. The spring climbing season began in March and ends at the end of May. May is the best month to climb the peak and climbers get only a few opportunities when the weather conditions improve, allowing just time for them to try attempt scale the peak. Everest was first climbed in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. More than 300 people have died on Everest since then.
Free Malaysia Today
16-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
2 climbers, from India and Philippines, die on Everest
Nepal has issued 459 permits to ascend Everest during the current climbing season. (AP pic) KATHMANDU : An Indian climber and another from the Philippines became the first mountaineers to die on Mount Everest in the current March-May climbing season of the world's highest peak, hiking officials said today. Subrata Ghosh, 45, from India, died yesterday below the Hillary Step while returning after reaching the 8,849m peak. 'He refused to descend from below the Hillary Step,' said Bodhraj Bhandari of Nepal's Snowy Horizon Treks and Expedition organising company. No other details were available. The Hillary Step is located in the 'death zone', an area between 8,000m high South Col and the summit where the level of natural oxygen is inadequate for survival. 'Efforts are underway to bring his body down to the base camp. The cause of his death will be known only after post mortem,' Bhandari said. Philipp II Santiago, 45, from the Philippines, died late on Wednesday at the South Col while he was on his way up, said Himal Gautam, a tourism department official. Santiago was tired when he reached the fourth high camp and died while resting in his tent, Gautam added. Santiago and Ghose were both members of an international expedition organised by Bhandari. Nepal has issued 459 permits to climb Everest during the current season that ends in May. Nearly 100 climbers and their guides have already reached the summit this week. Mountain climbing, trekking and tourism is a source of income and employment for Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world. At least 345 people have died on Everest in more than 100 years since summiting expeditions were known to have started, according to the Himalayan database and hiking officials.
Asharq Al-Awsat
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Expedition Organizers Say 2 Climbers Have Died on Mount Everest
An Indian and a Filipino climber have died while climbing Mount Everest as hundreds of climbers are attempting to scale the world's highest peak, expedition organizers said Friday. The Indian climber, identified as Subrata Ghosh, died on Thursday just below the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit of the peak while he was returning from the top. The other climber, identified as Philipp Santiago, 45, from the Philippines, died Wednesday while he was headed to the summit. He had reached Camp 4, which is the highest camp on the mountain, and was preparing for the final bid to reach the summit, The Associated Press reported. Bodha Raj Bhandari of the Nepal-based Snowy Horizon Trek and Expedition, which equipped and organized the expedition, said the bodies were still on the mountain and it was yet to be decided if and when they would be brought down. Retrieving bodies is both expensive and difficult as it takes many people to drag them down the icy slopes of the mountain. The spring climbing season began in March and ends at the end of May. May is the best month to climb the peak and climbers get only a few opportunities when the weather conditions improve, allowing just time for them to try attempt scale the peak. Everest was first climbed in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. More than 300 people have died on Everest since then.
