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Five Russian mountaineers were killed in the Himalayas while climbing Dhaulagiri, a Nepalese official announced. The lifeless bodies were discovered by a rescue team after several days without news. A sixth climber, having abandoned the ascent, was rescued and hospitalized in Kathmandu.
Five Russian mountaineers died in the Himalayas during the ascent of Dhaulagiri, the seventh highest peak in the world, a Nepalese official announced on Tuesday, October 8. “Five lifeless bodies were discovered by a helicopter rescue team,” Rakesh Gurung of the Tourism department, in charge of mountaineering, told AFP, stressing that they had “unscrewed”.
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The rope party, which climbed the 8,167 meter high summit, had not given any sign of life since Sunday evening. A sixth climber, who had turned back before the accident, was rescued and hospitalized in Kathmandu, Gurung said.
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Fatal mountain accidents are common in Nepal, whose eight peaks over 8,000 meters attract climbers from around the world. In 2023, these accidents caused 18 deaths, a record.
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