KATHMANDU, APRIL 17

An Indian climber went missing below the Camp III of the world's tenth-highest peak after he fell into a crevasse while returning from Camp IV this afternoon.

According to Mingma Sherpa, Chairman at Seven Summit Treks, Anurag Maloo, 34, from Kishangargh of Rajasthan, India, went missing after he fell down from around 6,000m while descending from Camp III.

'An aerial search has been conducted to trace the missing climber,' Sherpa said, adding that his condition was still unknown. Anurag abandoned his climb after reaching Camp IV, he added.

Anurag is on a mission to climb all 14 peaks above 8000m and 7 Summits to create awareness and drive action towards achieving the UN Global Goals (#ClimbingForSDGs). He has been awarded REX KaramVeer Chakra and became the 2041 Antarctic Youth Ambassador from India.