Bottling at the top of Everest and death of two mountaineers

North America Donald Lynn Cash, 55, disappeared Wednesday at the summit of Everest, at 8,848 meters altitude, while he was taking pictures. "Our two Sherpas helped him regain consciousness, but he died when he was brought back (…)," said Pasang Tenje Sherpa of the Pioneer Adventure expedition.

L & # 39; India Anjali Kulkarni, also 55, died during the descent after reaching the summit. The organizer of his expedition, Arun Trek, attributed this accident to the excessive flow of mountaineers and stated that this was delaying the descent of the mountaineer.

With them, there are four mountaineer deaths this season, after the death of an Indian mountaineer last week and the likely death of an Irishman who slipped and fell near the summit. Last year, five people lost their lives at Everest.

Every year, hundreds of mountaineers from around the world come to Nepal between April and May, the most favorable season for the ascent of Everest. The ascent is extremely dangerous and there are often casualties.

On Wednesday, about 200 mountaineers attempted to win the summit on both sides of Everest, in good weather.

"We do not know the number of people who have reached the summit, but the day has been busy and the expeditions complain that you have to wait two hours or more to reach the summit."said Gyanendra Shrestha, a government official in base camp.

The summit of Everest was first reached in 1953 by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Tenzing Norgay.