Two Japanese Climbers Missing for a Week on Nepal's Gangapurna West: Helicopter Rescuers Find Only a Suspected Bag Near the Summit
Two Japanese climbers have been missing since October 15 on Gangapurna West, a Himalayan peak in northern Nepal, Mukti Ram Khanal, the chief district officer of Manang district, said on Thursday, October 22. (GSM, via Reuters)
Gangapurna West rises 7,140 metres (23,425 feet) in Manang district in north Nepal. Khanal said the climbers were at about 7,100 metres (23,293 feet) when officials last had contact with them a week ago, and nothing has been heard from them since.
Helicopter rescuers have found no sign of the pair apart from what appeared to be their bag near the summit.
Authorities are discussing whether to conduct another rescue operation on Friday, October 23. Officials have not released the climbers' names or details of their expedition.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：尼泊尔Manang村与Gangapurna峰群资料图。Solundir摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经维基共享资源。Photo: Manang village and the Gangapurna massif in Nepal (file photo). By Solundir, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
