They were anything but beginners: three climbers from France were probably hit by an avalanche on Mount Everest.
Kathmandu – After an avalanche on Mount Everest, three young French climbers from an elite group are missing.
She is currently looking for a Nepalese special team on site on the highest mountain in the world on foot and with helicopters, said a police spokesman for the German press agency on Monday. They were probably buried last week.
There is very little information about the exact whereabouts of the men under the snow, which makes the search difficult, said Sherpa mountain guide Mingma G, who is part of the special team. The search should continue on Tuesday. From the French Alpine Association, where the mountaineers completed a high-level youth program, it was said in a message: “The hope of finding survivors is currently virtually zero.” Dpa
