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- Dhrubajyoti Guha and Fursemba Sherpa were killed in an avalanche at Camp 3 on Mount Manaslu while attempting a summit climb.
- Their bodies were discovered by rescuers inside a tent buried under seven feet of snow.
- The mountain had experienced heavy snowfall which prompted other climbers to retreat.
- This incident brings the total number of mountaineering deaths in the region to twenty-four this year.
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- Recovery of the bodies from the mountain once weather conditions improve
- Impact of incoming bad weather on other climbing expeditions
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Mohan Lamsal
managing director of expedition organiser Makalu Adventure
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“Six other climbers who decided to retreat from Camp 2 are safe, but Guha and Sherpa decided to make an early summit attempt and headed for Camp III on Saturday evening”
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…nine times and also climbed Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, Cho Oyu and Manaslu. Mohan Lamsal, managing director of expedition organiser Makalu Adventure, said conditions deteriorated as the group reached the higher camps. “ Six other climbers who decided to retreat from Camp 2 are safe, but Guha and Sherpa decided to make an early summit attempt and headed for Camp III on Saturday evening ,” Lamsal told TOI. Contact with the two was lost overnight. “We were alerted around 11.30am on Sunday after they stopped responding. We immediately sent four Sherpa climbers to Camp III to look for them. They dug…
“We were alerted around 11.30am on Sunday after they stopped responding. We immediately sent four Sherpa climbers to Camp III to look for them. They dug through the snow and found both inside their tent, buried beneath nearly seven feet of snow”
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…climbers who decided to retreat from Camp 2 are safe, but Guha and Sherpa decided to make an early summit attempt and headed for Camp III on Saturday evening,” Lamsal told TOI. Contact with the two was lost overnight. “ We were alerted around 11.30am on Sunday after they stopped responding. We immediately sent four Sherpa climbers to Camp III to look for them. They dug through the snow and found both inside their tent, buried beneath nearly seven feet of snow ,” Lamsal said. Continuing snowfall and avalanche risk prevented the rescuers from bringing the bodies to base camp. “I asked the rescue team to descend to the lower camps because it was not safe to remain there. We…
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