US EditionIndian, Romanian Climbers Die on Nepal's Lhotse
- Two climbers, Indian Rakesh Kumar and Romanian Barna Zsolt Vago, died while climbing Nepal's Mount Lhotse on May 18-19, 2025.
- The deaths followed Kumar abandoning a summit bid on Everest and Vago ascending Lhotse without supplemental oxygen in the Himalayas.
- Kumar died descending near Camp 3 and Camp 4 after summiting the 8,516-metre peak, while Vago died ascending, despite efforts to revive him.
- Nepal issued 107 permits for Lhotse this season, and guides from Makalu Adventure worked to recover Kumar's body, as stated by expedition officials.
- These fatalities bring the Himalayan spring climbing season toll to at least nine, highlighting ongoing risks despite warmer temperatures and calmer winds.
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Indian, Romanian climbers die on Nepal's Lhotse
Two climbers from Romania and India have died on Nepal's Mount Lhotse, the world's fourth highest peak, officials said Monday, taking the number of fatalities this season to at least nine.
A Romanian Alpinist Died During a Expedition to Mount Himalaya
An Indian alpineist and another in Romania died on Mount Lhotse in Nepal, the highest quarter of the world, announced months of official travel, raising the season balance to at least eight dead. Rakesh Kumar, 39 years old, from India,...
Indian, Romanian climbers die on Nepal's Lhotse - Islamabad Post
KATHMANDU, MAY 20 (DNA): Two climbers from Romania and India have died on Nepal’s Mount Lhotse, the world’s fourth highest peak, officials said Monday, taking the number of fatalities this season to at least nine. Romania’s Barna Zsolt Vago, 48, died on Sunday as he was ascending the 8,516-metre (27,940-foot) mountain, Liladhar Awasthi of Nepal’s tourism department told AFP. He was not using supplemental oxygen. On the same day an Indian climber…
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