Kathmandu, April 18
Irish climber and adventurer Noel Hanna died on Annapurna I during his descent on Tuesday.
On Monday, Hanna reached the summit of Annapurna, the 10th-highest mountain in the world and breathed his last near camp 4.
In other news from the mountain, Indian climber Baljeet Kaur has gone missing on the mountain during her descent from the summit. Nivesh Karki, from Pioneer Adventure, says helicopters have been deployed to look for Kaur.
“We can be certain what has happened until the rescue efforts are over. She might be alive,” he says.
On Monday, Anurag Maloo went missing after falling into a crevasse while descending from Camp 4.
Da Chhiri Sherpa, Lhakpa Tendi Sherpa and Lhapta Rita Sherpa died on Everest on April 12 after falling into a crevasse after a serac collapse triggered an avalanche in Khumbu Icefall.
*Correction: The previous version of this news mentioned the Annapurna death toll as three. The error is regretted.
