Nepal: Indian climber Anurag Maloo rescued after 3 days from Mt Annapurna, critical

Kathmandu [Nepal], April 20 : The 34-year-old Indian who went missing on Monday while attempting to climb Mount Annapurna in Nepal has been rescued but is in critical condition, expedition orgsers said on Thursday.

The mountaineer Anurag Maloo had gone missing since the afternoon of April 17 after falling into a deep crevasse on Annapurna, which is the 10th highest mountain in the world.

"Maloo is currently at Mpal Hospital under doctors' supervision," Mingma Sherpa from Seven Summit Treks told over phone from Kathmandu.

"He has been taken to the hospital in critical condition, but he is still alive," Sudhir, his brother said.

A search operation to locate Maloo, a resident of Kishangargh in Rajasthan's Ajmer district was underway since Monday. "Search operation is on. He fell into a crevasse while returning from Camp IV this afternoon," Mingma Sherpa, the Chairman of Seven Summit Treks had told on Monday.

Maloo was descending from Camp III when he fell into a crevase at around 6,000 metres and went missing, the expedition orgser said.

The mountaineer had last year successfully ascended Mount Ama Dablam, in the Eastern Himalayan range in Nepal and was planning to stand atop Mount Everest, Annapurna and Lhotse this season.

He was also on a mission to climb all 14 peaks above 8000 meters and 7 summits to create awareness and dive action towards achieving the UN Global Goals #ClimbingForSDGs.

On Tuesday Two other Indian mountaineers - Baljeet Kaur and Arjun Vajpayee - were rescued from Mount Annapurna in Nepal on Tuesday. Baljeet Kaur had gone missing above Camp IV of Mount Annapurna and was rescued from an elevation of 7363 metres.