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Seoul (AFP)
Two climbers from South Korea (ROK) is lost in the Himalayas, Nepal, and four others were hospitalized because of an accident due to bad weather, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.
The delegation led by mountaineer Hong-Bin Kim was having trouble on April 24 while climbing Annapurna, said a ministry official told AFP, adding that further details are not given.
The accident happened on the same day when climbers South Korea Oh Eun-Sun suspend his efforts to conquer Annapura because of bad weather. Kim said the ministry team of six climbers were not contacted Oh.
Oh (44) is trying to become the first woman to conquer the 14 highest peaks in the world.
He originally planned to make a last attempt to conquer the 8091-meter-high mountain last week, but decided to postpone it until Tuesday because of bad weather, said the Expedition Coordinator Heak Kwoung Song told AFP Saturday.
"A lot of wind and snow. He will be trying to climb to the summit on 27 April, "said organizer climbing in Kathmandu. "The weather was very bad."
Annapura very dangerous because technically difficult and easy snow avalanche, and has a mortality rate far higher than Everest, the highest peak in the world. (Ant / The AFP / n)