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Manaslu Expedition Suspended After Bengali Mountaineer Dhrubajyoti's Death Amid Worsening Weather
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News18•23-09-2026, 10:43
Manaslu Expedition Suspended After Bengali Mountaineer Dhrubajyoti's Death Amid Worsening Weather
- •The Manaslu expedition has been suspended for this year following the deaths of Bengali mountaineer Dhrubajyoti Guha and a Sherpa in an avalanche.
- •The decision was announced due to severe weather deterioration and the risk of heavy rain and snowfall.
- •Forecasts predict 150-350 mm of rain and snow within the next two days, prompting climbers to descend from Camp 3.
- •Dhrubajyoti Guha, an engineer from Krishnanagar working in Germany, was attempting to conquer the 8,163-meter Manaslu peak.
- •His tent was buried in a massive avalanche near Camp 3, killing him and his Sherpa guide Phursemba Sherpa; their bodies are being recovered.
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The Manaslu expedition was suspended for the year following severe weather deterioration, heavy rain, heavy snowfall forecasts, and an avalanche that resulted in fatalities near Camp 3.
The victims of the avalanche were Bengali mountaineer Dhruvajyoti Guha, an engineer residing in Germany originally from Krishnanagar, and his Nepali Sherpa guide, Fursemba Sherpa.
A rescue team found and recovered their bodies from a tent buried under approximately seven feet of snow near Camp 3 after communication with the climbers was lost.
