Two climbers die on world's fourth tallest peak
Rakesh Kumar, 39, from India, died on Sunday while climbing down from the 8,516m mountain's summit, said Mohan Lamsal of Makalu Adventure, the Nepali company that organised his climb.
'He was coming down from the 8,000m high fourth camp when he suddenly collapsed,' Lamsal said.
'Efforts to revive him by his Sherpa guide failed.'
Meanwhile, Romania's Barna Zsolt Vago, 48, died on the same day when he was going up to the Lhotse peak, according to Rajan Bhattarai of his Himalayan Guides company.
Further details of the incidents were not yet available.
Fatal incidents are not rare as several people die during the March-May climbing season in Nepal every year.
At least eight people have perished on the Himalayas in Nepal, including two on Mount Everest during the current climbing season which ends this month. — Reuters
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