Two Indians Mountaineers Die While Descending From Mount Everest Summit: Official

Kathmandu: Two Indian mountaineers, who summited Mount Everest, have died while descending, an official said on Friday. once again highlighting the brutal truth of the world’s tallest mountain: getting to the top is only half the battle.

Who were the climbers?

The two Indian mountaineers were identified as Arun Kumar Tiwari and Sandeep Are. According to reports, the climbers were exhausted while they were coming down from the peak.

Two Indians have died while descending from Everest summit, say officials. pic.twitter.com/WbYrjaFKhi

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Rishi Bhandari, who is the secretary general of the Expedition Operators Association of Nepal, said that the climbers could not be saved despite the best efforts of their guides. 

While talking to PTI news agency, Bhandari said that it appears that Sandeep Are summited on Wednesday and Arun Kumar Tiwari on Thursday at around 5:30 pm. 

What did Rishi Bhandari say?

One Indian climber died ​at Camp II and another at the Hillary Step. Both had climbed the summit ⁠but died during descent, Bhandari said.

While sharing details of the incident Rishi Bhandari said that, "There was one Indian climber who summited Everest, and during the descent he became extremely tired. The climbing Sherpa guides worked really hard to save his life and rescued him from the Balcony to South Col overnight. They continued trying to rescue him, but unfortunately, we were not able to save him... At the same time yesterday evening, another climber, Arun Tiwari, summited Everest at around 5:30 pm. He had two experienced climbing Sherpa guides and they were trying to descend together, but he became exhausted and extremely tired at the Hillary Step, and unfortunately our guides were not able to bring him back."

VIDEO | Nepal: Two Indian climbers die during descent after summiting Mount Everest.

Rishi Bhandari, secretary general of the Expedition Operators Association of Nepal, says: "There was one Indian climber who summited Everest, and during the descent he became extremely tired.… pic.twitter.com/N9OSUPw7Bi

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