KATHMANDU, MAY 23
A support staff of the Mt Everest expedition died at Camp II on May 21, taking season's death toll to 11, officials said. At least two foreign climbers are still missing in the high camps of Mt Everest.
Ang Kami Sherpa, a kitchen staff at Camp II, died on Sunday night as he had fallen at the helipad when collecting logistic, Peak Promotion Pvt Ltd, confirmed.
An immediate evacuation effort could not be taken place as the aviation authority restricted chopper flights above the base camp in the late evening, said the expedition organiser, adding that Sherpa breathed his last at Camp II.
Mt Everest has recorded 11 deaths this spring season. Two climbers are still missing above the high camps.
Deaf and mute Malaysian Hawari Bin Hashim, 33, has gone missing since May 18 when he arrived at Camp IV from the summit point while Shrinivas Sainis Dattatraya, an Indian Singaporean climber, went missing from 8,500m on
Mt Everest. Shrinivas reportedly fell from 8,500 into the Tibetan side. Efforts are still underway to search for the missing climber, expedition organizers said.
Earlier, the 40-year-old Jason Bernard Kennison from Australia breathed his last while returning from the summit point on May 19.
According to officials, Malaysian police Ag Askandar Bin Ampuan Yaacub died above South Col while climbing Mt Everest on May 19. "sherpa climbers are on the way to high camp to recover his body," Officials said.
Xuebin Chen, 52, breathed his last near south summit on Mt Everest while heading for the summit push on May 18. An Indian woman climber, Suzanne Leopoldina Jesus, who fell ill at the Mt Everest base camp also died in Lukla while undergoing treatment at Lukla-based hospital at around 5:13am on May 18. Victor Brinza from Moldova breathed his last after he fell ill at South Col on May 17. Phurba Sherpa from Sankhuwasabha breathed his last near Yellow Band above Camp III on May 16. American Doctor Jonathan Sugarman, 69, died during his acclimatization rotation at Camp II on May 01.
On April 12, Dawa Tseri Sherpa, Pemba Tenzing Sherpa, and Lakpa Rita Sherpa were buried in an avalanche that struck an icefall route above the base camp.
