A search is underway for seven climbers -- four Britons, two Americans and an Australian -- and theirIndian liaison officer, who went missing a week ago during an expedition in the Indian Himalayas, local authorities say. The group was attempting to scale Nanda Devi East, one of the highest and most difficult to climb peaks in India at just over 24,000 feet (7,400 meters) tall, local Uttarakhand District Magistrate, Vijay Kumar Jogdande, told CNN. The missing eight were part of a larger team of 12 who set off from the village of Munsiyari on May 13. But 12 days later, on May 25, only four o...
Rescuers are still hopeful they'll find eight missing climbers who were attempting to summit India's second-highest peak, despite halt their efforts Saturday evening inclement weather. The hikers set out for Nanda Devi May 13 but failed to return to base camp Friday. Rescuers will continue their search Sunday with the help of an Indian Air Force helicopter, BBC News reports. Those missing include hikers from Britain, U.S., Australia and India. A U.S. State Department official told CBS News the agency is monitoring the situation. "We stand ready to provide appropriate assistance to U.S. citi...
Scores of emergency workers were battling bad weather Saturday to locate eight climbers missing on India’s second-highest mountain, an official said. Four Britons, two Americans, an Australian and an Indian were set to climb the 25,675-foot Nanda Devi East peak — near the border with China — and return to their base camp last weekend. But the group, led by the British climber Martin Moran, who has successfully climbed the world’s 23rd-highest peak several times in the past, failed to report back to the Munsiyari base camp after starting the ascent on May 13. “We have activated resources to ...
REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton Seven climbers, including two Americans, four Britons, and an Australian, went missing—along with their Indian liaison officer—while climbing in the Indian Himalayas last week. The group was trying to scale one of the highest peaks in India, Nanda Devi East, which reaches over 24,000 feet, local authorities said. The team of eight were part of a larger group of 12 who left the village of Munsiyari on May 13, but only four of the group returned to base camp on May 25. Local mountaineers have reported that there was an avalanche along the route, but limited informati...
