A mountaineer from Northern Ireland died while descending from the summit of the world’s tenth highest peak and an Indian climber is missing on the same mountain, climbing officials said on Tuesday.
Noel Hanna, who had climbed Mount Everest 10 times, scaled the 8,091 meters Annapurna peak in west Nepal on Monday and died overnight in Camp IV after descending from the peak. Yubaraj Khatiwada, an official of the Department of Tourism, said the circumstances of Hanna’s death were unclear. He said an Indian climber, who fell into a crevasse on the lower reaches of Annapurna, has been missing since Monday.
Annapurna peak in west Nepal, first climbed by Maurice Herzog of France in the early 1950s, is considered dangerous because of the risk of frequent avalanches. At least 365 people have climbed Annapurna and more than 72 have died on the mountain, according to hiking officials. Last week, three Nepali sherpa climbers died after being hit by an ice serac on the lower parts of Mount Everest. Nepal has eight of the world’s 14 highest mountains.
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