Bangladeshi climber Mohammed Khaled Hossain has died while descending from the Mount Everest, Nepalese media reported Tuesday.Officials say, “Hossain, 35, died in his tent on Monday several hours after successfully climbing the Everest.”
Alongwith Hossain, a South Korean climber Sung Ho-Seo, 34, also died. Officials say he was attempting the climb without supplementary oxygen.
“The exact cause of death is unknown, but altitude played a part,” said the official, Gyanendra Shrestha, adding that the bodies would not be recovered until after the summit season ended so as not to interrupt other climbers.
Both men perished in the “death zone” — above 8,000 meters, notorious for its difficult terrain and thin air.
Five other climbers have died on the 8,848-meter (29,029-foot) mountain this season.
Some 300 people have perished trying to reach the summit during the last six decades. The bodies of some of them remain on the mountain.
May is considered the best time for climbing in the Nepalese Himalayas because of mild weather and some 300 people have reached the top of Everest so far this year.
(Source: bdnews24.com)
