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Agence France-Presse

Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepal’s southern route, as experts warn of overcrowding on the world’s highest peak.
“They fell ill while descending at high altitude. We are working out how to retrieve the bodies,” Nivesh Karki, director at Pioneer Adventures, said.
He named them as Sandeep Are, who he said summited on Wednesday, and Arun Kumar Tiwari, who reached the peak on Thursday.
Nepal is home to eight of the world’s 10 highest peaks and welcomes hundreds of adventurers each spring.
At least five climbers have died during this Everest season, including the two Indians and three Nepalis. A US and a Czech climber died on Mount Makalu earlier this month.

Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa, who scaled Everest for a record 32nd time earlier this month, returned to the capital Kathmandu on Friday, where he expressed concern about the experience of some climbers.
Pictures posted by climbers show a long line of people climbing up fixed ropes, queuing in the icy, low-oxygen high-altitude zones.
“The expedition this time felt a bit crowded,” said Kami Rita Sherpa, dubbed the “Everest Man”.
“The government should regulate this a bit … They should let in only climbers of quality – there should be a limit,” he said.
On Thursday, a record number of climbers reached the 8,849m (29,032 feet) Himalayan peak from the Nepali side, according to tourism officials, who gave a preliminary total of 275 pending final confirmation.
The peak can be tackled from both Nepal and the northern face in Tibet, but Chinese authorities have closed the latter route this year.
The Guinness Book of World Records lists the highest number to climb Everest in a single day as 354, in May 2019.
Nepali tourism officials said the final number will be tallied after the climbs are verified, which require photographs and statements from the climber’s expedition company and guides.

Among the successful climbers on Friday was British guide Kenton Cool, who reached the top for the 20th time – extending his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest peak by a non-Nepali.
The high number of climbers has rekindled concerns about overcrowding on the mountain – especially if poor weather shortens the climbing window.
The country has issued a record 492 Everest permits for foreigners this season, with a city of tents set up at the foot of the mountain for climbers and support staff.
Around 600 people – including guides – have summited Everest since the start of this year’s spring climbing season in April.


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Climbers walk in a long queue as they head to summit Mount Everest in the Solukhumbu district of Nepal. Photo: Reuters

Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa (middle), dubbed the “Everest Man”, arrives at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International airport on Friday after earlier this month climbing Everest for a record 32nd time. Photo: AFP

British climber Kenton Cool, who has summited Everest 20 times, waves from a car upon his arrival at Kathmandu airport on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

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A general view of the landscape with snow-covered mountains in Nepal’s Mustang District. Nepal is home to eight of the world’s 10 highest peaks. Photo: EPA

Mountaineers form a queue as they approach the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal. The country attracts hundreds of climbers each year during the spring and autumn climbing seasons. Photo: AP

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A member of an expedition team looks at the Khumbu icefall on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

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Both climbers had successfully reached the peak but died while descending. At least five climbers have died this Everest season


Both climbers had successfully reached the peak but died while descending. At least five climbers have died this Everest season.


2 climbers die on Everest as record breaker warns of overcrowding

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Both climbers had successfully reached the peak but died while descending. At least five climbers have died this Everest season