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| Five climbers missing on Mount Kanchenjunga | Five climbers missing on Mount Kanchenjunga |
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| Five climbers, including two Hungarians and a South Korean, are missing and feared dead on the world's third-highest mountain. | Five climbers, including two Hungarians and a South Korean, are missing and feared dead on the world's third-highest mountain. |
| They disappeared while descending from the summit of Mount Kanchenjunga on Monday. Bad weather has prevented a rescue helicopter from reaching their base camp. | They disappeared while descending from the summit of Mount Kanchenjunga on Monday. Bad weather has prevented a rescue helicopter from reaching their base camp. |
| A mountaineering department official, Dipendra Poudel, said the climbers had probably slipped or fallen at about 25,900 ft (7,900 metres). | A mountaineering department official, Dipendra Poudel, said the climbers had probably slipped or fallen at about 25,900 ft (7,900 metres). |
| The Hungarians have been identified as Zsolt Eross, 45, and Peter Kiss, 27; the South Korean climber is Namsoo Park, 47. Two Nepalese guides Phu Dorjee, 24, and Bibash Gurung, 25, are also missing. | The Hungarians have been identified as Zsolt Eross, 45, and Peter Kiss, 27; the South Korean climber is Namsoo Park, 47. Two Nepalese guides Phu Dorjee, 24, and Bibash Gurung, 25, are also missing. |
| Eross has scaled 10 of the world's 14 highest peaks and was the first from his country to scale Everest. Kanchenjunga is 28,162 ft high. | Eross has scaled 10 of the world's 14 highest peaks and was the first from his country to scale Everest. Kanchenjunga is 28,162 ft high. |
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