Tragedy on Annapurna: Irish climber dies, Indian missing
Irish climber Noel Hanna died while returning from the summit of Mount Annapurna, while Indian climber Anurag Maloo fell into a crevasse on the same mountain and is still missing. Another Indian climber, Baljeet Kaur, fell ill on the way down from the summit but survived after spending the night on the mountain. Annapurna is known for being avalanche-prone and technically difficult, with a higher death rate than Everest. The spring mountaineering season has just begun in the Himalayas in Nepal, and hundreds of climbers have begun climbing the highest peaks.