NEW DELHI — Officials said bad weather is delaying the recovery of the bodies of international climbers who went missing while attempting to scale an unclimbed Himalayan peak in northern India.
Veteran British mountaineer Martin Moran was leading a team which included three other Britons, two Americans, an Australian, and an Indian on the expedition on Nanda Devi East.
On Sunday, paramilitary soldiers found the bodies of seven of the eight climbers at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) on the notoriously dangerous mountain. The eighth climber has not yet been found.
Paramilitary spokesman Vivek Pandey said poor weather on Monday prevented helicopters from operating in the area. /kga
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