Two South Korean climbers die on Mt Everest
Two South Korean climbers died while climbing the Mt Everest early Thursday morning.
Oh Hee-Joon, 37, and Lee Hyun-jo, 35 both died from rock fall while attempting the Everest from the Southwest face. They died between 7,700 meters to 8,300 meters, according to Everestnews.com.
Meanwhile, 10 mountaineers – seven Nepalis and three foreigners, scaled the world’s tallest peak today.
On Wednesday, 26 climbers of five different expeditions had scaled the 8,848 meter peak from the Nepal side. Among them were 18 Nepalis including Appa Sherpa who scaled Mt Everest for the record 17th time, two Norwegians, three South Koreans, one Swede and two Americans. nepalnews.com mk May 17 07
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