Two Japanese Climbers Missing on a Himalayan Peak in Nepal
Helicopters and drones have found no clues as local authorities search for Hidesuke Taneishi and Tetsu Hashimoto after they lost contact Oct. 15.
- On Friday, rescuers recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing since October 15 on Gangapurna West in northwest Nepal, an official said.
- Hidesuke Taneishi and Tetsu Hashimoto went missing while attempting to climb the 7,140m peak, an unclimbed mountain in the Annapurna Massif range.
- The two male mountaineers, aged 40 and 25, used local logistics provided by Kumar Chhetri of Cosmo Adventure for their Himalayan expedition.
- Authorities are arranging to transport the bodies to a Kathmandu hospital for postmortem examinations, while the Japanese Embassy provides support to families.
- A Russian team previously found no signs of the pair on the mountain, which is also known as Peak Lachenal, during their own summit attempt earlier this month.
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More than a week after their disappearance, the two climbers who were trying to climb the West Gangapurna, which had never been done, were found lifeless at nearly 6,300 meters above sea level. The...
They were trying to reach the summit of the West Gangapurna, in the Annapurna massif.
Two Climbers Missing on Gangapurna West » Explorersweb
Hidesuke Taneishi and Tetsu Hashimoto of Japan are missing on unclimbed Gangapurna West in Nepal’s Annapurna region. The Japanese pair headed to the 7,140m peak in September, and we heard no further news of them. After a major storm hit Nepal's mountains three weeks ago, we presumed they had retreated. But now it seems they did not. They have been out of touch since October 15, Japanese media reports. The Russian team that reached the mountain…
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