Several teams with three Sherpas each are searching for the 39-year-old. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Mr Shrinivas Sainis Dattatraya’s family members have also gone to Nepal to meet the rescue team, added Mr Prakash Chandra Devkota, the owner of Nepal Guide Treks and Expedition.
ST had reported last week that, using his satellite phone, Mr Shrinivas last sent a text message to his wife Sushma Soma, 36, on Friday, saying he had reached Everest’s summit. He said he had run down to wait at Camp Four, the final camp before mountaineers reach the summit. The video does not reveal more information.
Mr Devkota said Mr Shrivinas was his good friend, and had joined them on previous climbs, including a 2021 expedition to the 8,163m Manaslu peak in Nepal, but “this time is so bad”. He did not elaborate further when asked what had happened. Two Singaporean climbers who have been to Everest said they did not know Mr Shrivinas personally and did not want to speculate on what might have happened.
She said within the mountaineering community, they have noticed more inexperienced climbers on Everest, which might haveRecalling her 2019 expedition, she said: “You can see people wearing their helmets the wrong way, and putting their crampons on the wrong feet, which shows they shouldn’t be there.”
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