Tragedy on Dhaulagiri: Russian Mountaineers Perish

Five Russian climbers were killed after slipping on Mount Dhaulagiri, Nepal. Their bodies were found on Tuesday by a rescue helicopter. Two of the climbers had reached the summit. Efforts to retrieve the bodies require significant planning. The incident occurred during the quieter autumn season.

Five Russian mountaineers tragically lost their lives on Mount Dhaulagiri, Nepal's seventh highest peak, after appearing to slip and fall during their ascent, an expedition organiser reported on Tuesday.

The climbers, who had ventured onto the 8,167-metre high mountain during Nepal's autumn climbing season, had been missing since Sunday. Their bodies were spotted by a rescue helicopter on Tuesday, according to Pemba Jangbu Sherpa from Kathmandu's I AM Trekking and Expeditions.

With radio contact lost since Sunday, two of the climbers had successfully reached the summit while the others had turned back. Plans to retrieve the bodies from the mountain, which require substantial planning and resources, remain undecided.

(With inputs from agencies.)