Nepalese rescuers have recovered the bodies of five Russian mountaineers at an altitude of about 7,000 metres. Rescuers were lowered from a helicopter using ropes, authorities said Wednesday.
The Russians had already had an accident on October 6. The group had attempted to climb the world’s seventh highest mountain, the 8,167-metre Dhaulagiri in the Himalayas.
Bodies taken from the mountain by rope rescue
Bad weather slowed efforts to recover the bodies, which lay on an icy slope about 7,000 meters above sea level. “The five bodies were removed from the mountain through rope recovery and brought to the base camp,” said Nima Nuru Sherpa, president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association. Rope recovery is a dangerous operation that is only performed when the terrain prevents a helicopter from landing.
Fast growing industry
Hundreds of people from all over the world travel to the Himalayas in Nepal every year for the autumn mountain season. The mountaineers are an important source of income for the country. However, the rapid growth of the sector has raised concerns that some tour operators are compromising on safety.
Source: Krone
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