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Three alpinists missing in avalanche near Amadablam identified

Three alpinists missing in avalanche near Amadablam identified

Author: THT Online Category: Mountain October 31, 2021 Everest, Nepal

Three alpinists missing in avalanche near Amadablam identified

KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 31 Identities of three French alpinists that had gone missing in an avalanche near Amadablam have been revealed on Sunday. Search for three missing Alpinists underway Mountain guides mobilised to search for missing French alpinists According to sources, the missing climbers include Thomas Arfi, Gabriel Miloche and Louis Pachoud. Earlier, on Saturday the French alpinists who were reportedly attempting to climb a 6,000-metre peak in the Mt Everest region had gone missing in an avalanche, sources at the Khumbu region had confirmed. READ MORE:Three French alpinists missing in avalanche near Amadablam According to Ang Norbu Sherpa, President at Nepal National Mountain Guides Association, record-holding mountain guides including Mingma Gyalje Sherpa, Vinayak J Malla, Ang Dawa Sherpa, Tshering Pemba Sherpa and Pemba Gyalzen Sherpa have been mobilised to carry out the mission, who have already reached Lukla. Similarly, a number of aerial searches have also been conducted by Kailash helicopter to locate the incident site. READ MORE:Mountain guides mobilised to search for missing French alpinists

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