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Indian-German Climber, Nepali Sherpa Die in Manaslu Avalanche
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News18•20-09-2026, 19:00
Indian-German Climber, Nepali Sherpa Die in Manaslu Avalanche
- •An Indian-German climber, Dhruva Jyoti Guha, and his Nepali Sherpa guide, Fursemba Sherpa, died in an avalanche on Mount Manaslu.
- •The incident occurred at Camp 3 after they advanced despite adverse weather conditions, getting caught in the avalanche on Saturday night.
- •Their bodies were found buried under seven feet of snow by a rescue team; they had stopped communicating with expedition organizers.
- •Six other climbers from the same company, Makalu Adventure, were safe after retreating from Camp 2 due to bad weather.
- •These deaths bring the total fatalities on Mount Manaslu this climbing season to four, including a Singaporean climber and another Nepali guide.
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An Indian-German climber, Dhruva Jyoti Guha, and his Nepali Sherpa guide, Fursemba Sherpa, died after an avalanche struck their tent at Camp 3 of Mount Manaslu on Saturday night. Their bodies were found covered by about seven feet of snow.
The deaths of the Indian-German climber and his guide have brought the total number of fatalities on Mount Manaslu for the climbing season to four. Earlier, a Singaporean climber and a Nepali guide were killed in separate incidents on the mountain.
Mount Manaslu is located in Nepal's Gorkha district in the Himalayas, approximately 65 km east of the Annapurna range. Standing at 8,163 metres above sea level, it is the world's eighth-highest mountain.
