2 Climbers Die, 1 Missing on Nepal Mountain

Two Indian climbers on Nepal’s Mount Kanchenjunga fell sick and died during attempts to rescue them while a Chilean climber is missing, an expedition organizer said Thursday. Pasang Sherpa of Peak Promotion in Kathmandu said one of the Indian climbers had scaled the world’s third tallest peak while the other was on the way up but fell sick and died. They were believed to be suffering from high altitude sickness and had frostbite, he said. The climbers identified as Biplab Baidya,...

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