Daniel Paterson missing: Not possible to search for British climber and his Sherpa who went missing on Everest, official says
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Officials in Nepal have dashed hopes for an immediate search to find a British climber who went missing on Everest six days ago. “It is not possible to search for the missing climbers right now because the British and his Sherpa fell from the bottom of Hillary step which is at about 8,800 meters and toward the Kangshung Face in Tibet,” said Khim Lal Gautam, an official at Everest's base camp who monitors climbers. Everest has seen four climbers die this season already “It is going to be difficult to search for them because they have fallen on the Tibet side which needs coordination,” Gautam said. Climbing season began in March, with hundreds of people making the attempt “The traffic of climbers heading to the summit was similar to that of the past two or three years,” Tendi Sherpa, who has scaled the peak 17 times, out of which twice was this month, told The Associated Press.
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