Five Russian climbers die scaling peak

09 October,2024 08:22 AM IST |  KATHMANDU  |  Agencies

The Russians were climbing 26,788-foot high Mount Dhaulagiri during Nepal’s autumn climbing season

The Dhaulagiri Range on the left of the central Himalayas. Pic/AP


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Five Russian mountaineers who appeared to have slipped and fallen on the world's seventh-highest peak have died, an expedition organiser in Nepal said Tuesday. The Russians were climbing 26,788-foot high Mount Dhaulagiri during Nepal's autumn climbing season.

They had been reported missing since Sunday and a rescue helicopter spotted their bodies on Tuesday. No decision has been made about bringing the bodies down from the mountain, which would require extensive manpower and planning.

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