Amit Chowdhary, spokesman for the Indian Mountaineering Foundation, said the missing climbers’ location was known up to May 26. Chowdhary said when the Thomas-led team was no longer receiving radio updates from the other expedition team, Thomas went to look for the missing climbers the next day. He said that as Thomas accompanied rescuers in the chopper, they were able to spot the trail, but not the missing climbers. The route to the Nanda Devi peak begins from the Munsiyari area, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) from Pithoragarh. Moran “is an accomplished mountaineer and had climbed Nanda Devi peak several times,” Jogdande said.

Source: Washington Post June 02, 2019 09:25 UTC