Two Indian climbers have gone missing on Mount Everest, an expedition organiser said on Sunday, a day after two deaths from apparent altitude sickness were reported, underscoring the risks on the world’s highest mountain.
Paresh Nath and Goutam Ghosh have been missing since Saturday, said Wangchu Sherpa of the Trekking Camp Nepal agency in Kathmandu. They were last seen near the Everest summit.
Two of their companions who fell sick were being helped down the mountain, Mr. Sherpa said. About 30 climbers have developed frostbite or become sick near the summit in recent days.
Most of the sick climbers suffered frostbite while attempting to reach the summit or on their descent, Mountaineering Department official Gyanendra Shrestha said. Favourable weather has allowed nearly 400 climbers to reach the summit from Nepal since May 11.
Seema Goshwami of India had frostbite to her hands and feet at the South Col camp and was unable to move.
A Norwegian woman, Siv Harstad (45), suffered snow blindness and was helped down from the summit on Saturday, the Norwegian news agency NTB said.
The two climbers who died were on the same expedition team. It was undecided when and if their bodies will be brought down from the high altitude and it will depend on the team and family members, Pasang Phurba of the Seven Summits agency said.
