KATHMANDU, Nepal—An expedition organizer in Nepal said on Tuesday that five Russian mountaineers had perished after it appeared they had slid and fallen on the seventh-highest peak in the world.
In Nepal's fall climbing season, the Russians were scaling 8,167-meter (26,788-foot) Mount Dhaulagiri.
The climbers were reported missing on Sunday, and on Tuesday, their remains were discovered by a rescue chopper, according to Pemba Jangbu Sherpa of I AM Trekking and Expeditions, located in Kathmandu.
The question of whether to remove the dead from the mountain has not been decided upon; doing so would need a significant amount of preparation, labor, and supplies.
In fact, two of the climbers had made it to the top. The rest had gone back without making it to the summit. They lost radio communication with the rest of the squad at the base camp.
Last month marked the start of the fall climbing season, which is not as popular as the spring season. Not only are the mountains less congested, but permit costs are also reduced.
