German climber dies on Nepal’s Ama Dablam mountain
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Ama Dablam is a popular mountain among climbers in Solukhumbu district, home to the world’s tallest peak, Mount Everest.
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KATHMANDU – A German climber died after a fall while descending from the summit of a Himalayan peak in north-east Nepal, a hiking company official said on Oct 26.
The climber, who had topped the 6,814m Ama Dablam peak on Oct 25, fell some 1,500m on his way back down from the summit and died on Oct 26, Gokul Thapa, head of the Real Himalaya company, which provided local logistics to him, said.
“His body was recovered by a search team today,” Thapa told Reuters from Lukla, gateway to the mountainous region.
Ama Dablam is a popular mountain among climbers in Solukhumbu district, home to the world’s tallest peak, Mount Everest.
Last week, two Japanese climbers died on another peak in west Nepal.
Thapa said the body of the German climber had been picked up from the mountain and would be carried by a helicopter to a hospital in Kathmandu for a post-mortem examination.
More than 300 mountaineers have received permits to climb Ama Dablam during the current September to November autumn climbing season.
Earlier in 2026, 10 climbers, including a noted Nepali-British climber, died on a mountain in Pakistan. REUTERS