{"id":54466,"date":"2026-05-22T19:09:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=54466"},"modified":"2026-05-22T19:09:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:09:38","slug":"2-climbers-die-on-everest-as-record-breaker-warns-of-overcrowding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=54466","title":{"rendered":"2 climbers die on Everest as record breaker warns of overcrowding"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest<\/span> during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepal\u2019s southern route, as experts warn of overcrowding on the world\u2019s highest peak.<\/div>\n
\u201cThey fell ill while descending at high altitude. We are working out how to retrieve the bodies,\u201d Nivesh Karki, director at Pioneer Adventures, said.<\/p>\n
He named them as Sandeep Are, who he said summited on Wednesday, and Arun Kumar Tiwari, who reached the peak on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Nepal<\/span> is home to eight of the world\u2019s 10 highest peaks and welcomes hundreds of adventurers each spring.<\/div>\n
At least five climbers have died during this Everest season, including the two Indians and three Nepalis. A US and a Czech climber died<\/span> on Mount Makalu earlier this month.<\/div>\n
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<\/div>Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa (middle), dubbed the \u201cEverest Man\u201d, arrives at Kathmandu\u2019s Tribhuvan International airport on Friday after earlier this month climbing Everest for a record 32nd time. Photo: AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa, who scaled Everest for a record 32nd time earlier this month, returned to the capital Kathmandu on Friday, where he expressed concern about the experience of some climbers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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