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Two Japanese climbers die on a Himalayan peak in Nepal

By Thomson Reuters Oct 23, 2026 | 5:34 AM

KATHMANDU, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Rescuers recovered the bodies ​of two ‌Japanese climbers missing since October 15 on a Himalayan ‌peak ​in northwest ⁠Nepal, an ⁠official said on Friday.

Kumar Chhetri of the Cosmo Adventure ​hiking company that provided ⁠local logistics ⁠to the ​Japanese climbers said ​the bodies were recovered ‌from Gangapurna West peak, which is 7,140 ⁠metres (23,425 ft) high.

He did not give any details.

Arrangements ⁠are ‌being made ⁠to send ​the ‌bodies to a ​hospital ⁠in Kathmandu for postmortem, he said.

(Reporting by Gopal SharmaEditing by Ros ​Russell)