Nepal Rescuers Find Bodies of Five Climbers Killed Last Year
Authorities say thick snow had covered the remains of three foreign climbers and two Nepalis missing since last November.
- On Aug 8, Nepali rescue workers spotted five bodies at a site on Yalung mountain where five climbers went missing in an avalanche last year.
- The missing group included three foreign climbers—an Italian Canadian, an Italian, and a German—plus two Nepali nationals who disappeared on the 5,630-meter mountain in Dolakha district, Nepal.
- Phurba Tenjing Sherpa of the Dreamers' Destination hiking company said bad weather prevents teams from reaching the site near Bongar Khola. "The bodies may have come out after the snow melted," he said.
- Authorities have not yet confirmed if these remains belong to the missing climbers, as rescue teams wait for visibility to clear before attempting recovery.
- Yalung rises 18,470 feet in the Rolwaling Valley, bordering the Tibet region of China, where climbers contend with mixed terrain of rock, ice, and snow.
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lehighvalleyliveWhat rescuers found after the snow melted ended a months-long search
The bodies of five climbers who disappeared in an avalanche on a remote Himalayan peak last year have been recovered nearly nine months after they were swept away by snow and ice during an expedition near Nepal’s border with Tibet. Officials said the remains were discovered after seasonal melting exposed areas that had been buried for months, Yahoo! reported.
The 74-year-old was found early on Tuesday after intensive search. He probably crashed in the steep terrain.
The recovery mission was jointly coordinated by Dreamers Destination Treks and Wilderness Outdoor, with Phurba Tenjing Sherpa, a local mountaineer of Rolwaling and holder of the Guinness world record
In November last year a group of five mountaineers had been overwhelmed by an avalanche on the chain of the Himalayas, in Nepal, ending up being lost. After months, the nightmare ended. Two days ago, the bodies were recovered on the glacier of the Yalung Ri and among these there are also those of the Italian Marcello Di Marcello and Markus Kirchler. To make it known were the consular authorities after the recognition of the bodies, found at abou…
The bodies of five climbers who disappeared after an avalanche on Nepal's Jalung Ri peak in November 2025 have been found. The victims included three foreign climbers and two Nepalese. Authorities are now working to retrieve the bodies.
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