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High Risk on Manaslu: Two Die in Avalanche; Summit Push Continues » Explorersweb
The deaths bring this season’s Manaslu fatalities to four, as six other climbers turned back because of bad weather, organizers said.
- On Saturday night, an avalanche struck Camp 3 on Mount Manaslu in Nepal, killing Indian-German climber Dhruva Jyoti Guha and Nepali Sherpa guide Fursemba Sherpa, expedition organizers said on Sunday.
- Mohan Lamsal, managing director of Makalu Adventure, stated the pair advanced from Camp 2 despite adverse weather, while six other climbers from the expedition company chose to retreat to safety.
- A rescue team reached Camp 3 after communication ceased, discovering the climbers buried under approximately seven feet of snow, according to Lamsal.
- The bodies are expected to be flown to Kathmandu on Monday, weather permitting, bringing the total death toll on Mount Manaslu to four this climbing season.
- Mount Manaslu is the world's eighth-highest peak at 8,163 metres, located in Nepal's Gorkha district in the Himalayas; its name derives from a Sanskrit word meaning 'mountain of the spirit'.
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An Indo-German climber and a Nepalese guide lost their lives following an avalanche at Camp III in Manaslu, Nepal, at an altitude of more than 8,000 metres.
Indian-origin climber, Sherpa guide killed in avalanche on Nepal's Mount Manaslu
An avalanche struck the tent of India-origin German climber Dhruva Jyoti Guha and his guide, Fursemba Sherpa, at Camp 3 on Mount Manaslu, killing both. The tragedy has pushed the mountain's death toll to four this climbing season.
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