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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Everest: First Deaths; Main Summit Wave This Weekend
Philipp Santiago II of the Philippines died at Camp 4 last night as he was preparing to leave for the summit. He is the first person to die on Everest this year. Outfitter Snowy Horizon Treks told The Himalayan Times that the cause of death is unknown. Apparently, Santiago reached Camp 4 very late, after nightfall. The rest of the team proceeded to the summit shortly afterward. The Himalayan Times has also reported the deaths of two Sherpa staff who had been airlifted to the hospital after they came down with Acute Mountain Sickness in Everest Base Camp. Their names were not released. A weather window will open on May 18-19, and almost all teams would pick these days to summit. But if everyone goes at the same time, there will be crowding on the final sections. For that reason, some teams have opted to battle the wind and go for the summit before the good-weather wave begins. The Climbing the Seven Summits team reached the top today on both Everest and Lhotse. Some of their Everest summiters will climb Lhotse tomorrow and then return to Base Camp with the double-header under their belts. Pioneer Adventures also reported five summits -- two foreigners and three Sherpa guides -- at 5:00 am. Meanwhile, Base Camp is emptying fast, Jon Gupta told ExplorersWeb. Gupta is guiding Tim Howell on his wingsuit flight attempt from a point at 8,300m on the Lhotse Ridge. Gupta said the team is leaving Base Camp tonight. The UK "Xenon" team, hoping to climb Everest in a week, should arrive in Base Camp on Saturday, member Garth Miller told ExplorersWeb. Only a few teams will remain in Base Camp, including Madison Mountaineering, which plans to summit around May 22, and Adventure Consultants, whose members returned from their final acclimatization round to Camp 3 yesterday. They will rest for a few days before their final push.
Straits Times
16-05-2025
- Straits Times
Indian, Filipino are first to die in 2025 Everest climbing season
Mr Philipp Santiago II, from the Philippines, died late on May 14 as he was on his way to the summit. PHOTOS: EMIL SUMANGIL/FACEBOOK Indian, Filipino are first to die in 2025 Everest climbing season 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 on May 16. Mr Subrata Ghosh, 45, from India, died on May 15 below the Hillary Step while returning after reaching the 8,849m peak. 'He refused to descend from below the Hillary Step,' said Mr 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 the 8,000m high South Col and the summit, where the level of natural oxygen is inadequate for survival. 'Efforts are under way to bring his body down to the base camp. The cause of his death will be known only after post mortem,' Mr Bhandari said. Mr Philipp Santiago II, 45, from the Philippines, died late on May 14 at the South Col while he was on his way up, said Mr Himal Gautam, a tourism department official. Mr Santiago was tired when he reached the fourth high camp and died while resting in his tent, Mr Gautam added. Mr Santiago and Mr Ghose were both members of an international expedition organised by Mr Bhandari. Nepal has issued 459 permits to climb Mount 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 data base and hiking officials. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
