3 Nepalis die on Mount Everest in the Khumbu region and 2 foreigners on Mount Makalu.
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The death toll in this year's spring climbing season on the world's highest peaks, Everest and Makalu, has reached five.
Himal Gautam, Director and Information Officer of the Department of Tourism, confirmed that the death toll in various incidents in the Everest and Makalu areas has reached five. Of these, 3 are Nepalis and 2 are foreigners.
The Nepalis who died during the climb are Seven Treks Pvt. Ltd. guide Lakpa Dendy Sherpa (Solukhumbu) near the Everest Base Camp on April 20, Tag Nepal Treks guide Bijay Ghimire (Solukhumbu) at the Khumbu Icefall on April 27, and Kaitu Expeditions guide Fura Geljen Sherpa (Solukhumbu) at the Everest Third Camp on April 28.
Similarly, the Department of Tourism said in a statement issued on Wednesday that David Rovinek of the Czech Republic died on May 21 on Makalu Mountain in Sankhuwasabha and Johannes Shelley, an American citizen, died on May 28 in Makalu itself.
The Nepalis are guides licensed by the department, while the foreigners are members of the climbing team.
These human losses have occurred from the dangerous Khumbu Icefall on Everest to high mountain camps, while two foreign climbers have also lost their lives in the 'death zone' above 7,200 meters on Makalu Mountain.
Despite these incidents, there has been an encouraging presence of foreign climbers for climbing 30 mountains this season. According to the department's statistics, 1,134 climbers have obtained climbing permits through 135 teams for 30 mountains including Everest this season.
