Subrata Ghosh, a 45-year-old from West Bengal, India, has died near the summit of Everest, according to The Himalayan Times. Bodhraj Bhandari of Snowy Horizon Treks reported that Ghosh passed away just below the Hillary Step during his descent.
Yesterday, Ghosh summited at around 2 pm with his guide, Champal Tamang. But Ghosh struggled with exhaustion and symptoms of altitude sickness on the way down. According to Tamang, Ghosh refused to continue descending.
Tamang eventually reached Camp 4 late last night and relayed news of the death. Efforts to retrieve the body and transport it to Base Camp are ongoing.
This marks the second fatality among foreign climbers on Everest this season, following the death of 45-year-old Philipp Santiago II from the same expedition. Santiago died at Camp 4 on May 14 while preparing for his summit attempt. There were also two Sherpas who died in hospital after coming down with Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) in Base Camp.
Everest-Lhotse double header
Lakpa Sherpa of 8K Expeditions said climbers Sanu Sherpa, Valentyn Sypavin, Viacheslav Kryvosheia, Nina Aleksieieva, Iurii Kostiukevych, Marharyta Diachenko, Lakpa Ongjuk Sherpa, Ming Temba Sherpa, and Dawa Tenzi Sherpa summited Lhotse after Everest. Sypavin completed his fourth Everest-Lhotse double header.
Aleksieieva and Dawa Tenzi Sherpa climbed both peaks in 13 hours, summiting Everest on May 14 at 7:00 am, and Lhotse at 8:00 pm. The other climbers summited Lhotse on May 15. The whole group reached Everest’s summit on May 14.
