There's been a grim discovery on Mt Everest after two climbers went missing last weekend.
Usukhjargal Tsedendamba, 53, and Purevsuren Lkhagvajav, 31, set off for the summit on Sunday afternoon from their camp at 8000 metres.
They were heading into the 'death zone' - the altitude where there isn't enough oxygen to sustain human life for an extended period.
But the Mongolian pair disappeared, sparking a search hampered by strong winds and bad weather.
After three days, an anonymous official told the Everest Chronicle website it would be "miraculous" if the two were found alive.
"No climber, as far as I can remember, has survived for so long at that altitude," they said.
On Friday, Tsedendamba's body was found below the South Summit at an altitude of around 8600 metres.
"The second body was also found on Friday, but needed verification. We confirmed it was him (Lkhagvajav) yesterday (Saturday)," Pemba Sherpa of 8k Expeditions, which provided base camp services, told AFP.
"We are trying to bring the bodies down."
Their deaths are the first confirmed fatalities of the 2024 season.
