KATHMANDU, MAY 5
A Czech climber died while attempting to summit Mt Makalu II in Sankhuwasabha district, while an Indian climber and a Sherpa mountain guide were injured in a serac collapse in the Khumbu Icefall on the Everest route, in separate incidents during the ongoing spring climbing season.
David Roubinek died after suffering high altitude pulmonary edema while descending from Camp III on Makalu II, also known as Kangchung Tse, a 7,678-metre peak in the Makalu massif.
Expedition officials said Roubinek was being brought down from Camp III when he died at approximately 7,200 metres as his condition deteriorated. Efforts are underway to recover his body, the expedition organiser said.
Roubinek was part of a seven-member team climbing in alpine style without guide support, locally managed by I AM Treks and Expedition.
In a separate incident on the Everest route, an Indian climber and a Sherpa mountain guide were injured early Tuesday morning after a serac collapse brought down ice onto the trail through the Khumbu Icefall, according to the Department of Tourism's temporary field office at Everest Base Camp.
The incident occurred at around 5:45 am today morning as climbers and Sherpa guides from multiple expedition agencies were moving toward Camp II.
Officials said the injured were evacuated by helicopter and admitted to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu, where their condition is not life-threatening.
