Nepal

Climber injured on Dhaulagiri rescued after two-day ordeal

By THT Online

FILE - Mount Pumori, center left, looms in the background as a mountaineer negotiates Khumbu Icefall to descend to Everest Base Camp, in Nepal, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Pasang Rinzee Sherpa, File)

KATHMANDU, APRIL 26 A climber who sustained injuries while descending Dhaulagiri in Dhawalagiri Rural Municipality–4 of Myagdi has been successfully rescued after two days. Mingma Tenzi Sherpa, a 21-year-old from Makalu Rural Municipality–2 in Sankhuwasabha, suffered severe injuries on Friday morning when he slipped near the summit and fell approximately 400 meters while descending after successfully scaling the 8,167-meter peak. Furu Tenzi Sherpa, a member of the 14 Summits Expedition involved in the rescue operation, said that Mingma was airlifted to Kathmandu for medical treatment today. 'We established communication with the base camp, mobilized a rescue team from the upper camp, and brought Mingma down to base camp on Saturday night,' he stated.