40-Year-Old U.K. Man Missing After Ice Sweeps Him Off Mount Everest
A 40-year-old British climber and his 23-year-old guide are missing after an ice mound swept them off the northern slope of Mount Everest on Tuesday.
Daniel Paul Paterson and his Sherpa guide Pas Tenji Sherpa had reached the summit early Tuesday morning, but disaster struck during their descent: An ice collapse near the South Summit knocked the climbers down.
“Eyewitnesses reported the incident took place between Summit Ridge and South Summit and some climbers were swept away in Kangshung Face,” Lakpa Sherpa of 8K Expeditions posted on social media. The missing pair was part of a 15-member team with 8K Expeditions.