A search and rescue operation involving a number of groups is underway across the Mount Everest Summit to hint an Indian-origin Singaporean climber who has been lacking since Saturday.

Groups consisting of three Sherpas every have been looking for Shrinivas Sainis Dattatraya (39), based on Prakash Chandra Devkota, the proprietor of Nepal Information Treks and Expedition.

Seven Summit Treks, a Nepal-based journey journey operator, had organised Dattatraya’s Everest ascent.

Devkota additionally shared images of the climber reaching the summit final Friday earlier than he went lacking, reported The Straits Instances on Tuesday.

Within the photographs, Dattatraya, a senior supervisor for software program engineering at actual property tech agency JLL Applied sciences, is seen sporting a vibrant orange winter put on, sun shades and an oxygen masks. He’s surrounded by vibrant prayer flags marking the 8,849 m summit.

He’s clutching a rope along with his proper hand, and stands upright on the height.

In one other image, the climber lies on his again and is surrounded by three others in comparable mountaineering put on. Certainly one of them snaps a shot of him with a smartphone.

He final despatched a textual content message to his spouse Sushma Soma, 36, on Friday, saying he had reached Everest’s summit. He instructed her he had high-altitude cerebral oedema (or hace) — a extreme excessive altitude sickness that might show deadly — and was not more likely to make it again down, based on the Singapore broadsheet report.

Soma, a musician, learnt at 2 am on Saturday that the 2 Sherpas he was with, and one other climber within the group, made it down from the mountain, however her husband by no means did.

Devkota stated one of many Sherpas, Dendi, had tried to avoid wasting Dattatraya, however he didn’t give extra particulars. He added that Dendi had suffered frostbite to his fingers and was hospitalised.

Speaking additional concerning the climber, the Nepal Information Treks and Expedition proprietor stated Dattatraya was his good pal, and he had joined them on earlier climbs, together with a 2021 expedition to the 8,163 m Manaslu peak in Nepal, however “this time is so dangerous”. He didn’t elaborate additional when requested what had occurred.

In an Instagram story on Monday, Soma stated the search and rescue mission was ongoing. “Thanks all for all of your (messages). We’re grateful to your love and concern,” she stated.

No less than 11 climbers have died to date this climbing season on Mount Everest, and no less than two, together with Dattatraya, are lacking.

Sim Phei Sunn, 47, a public servant, reached the summit in Might 2019. She recalled seeing corpses there. She stated throughout the mountaineering neighborhood, they’ve seen extra inexperienced climbers on Everest, which could have contributed to the upper demise toll.

Recalling her 2019 expedition, she stated, “You’ll be able to see folks sporting their helmets the improper method, and placing their crampons (spikes hooked up to climbing boots) on the improper toes, which exhibits they shouldn’t be there.”

She stated established firms normally display climbers earlier than planning an expedition by their climbing document. This consists of the mountains they’ve scaled, which sports activities they do and their general health stage.

However she stated lately, extra low-cost operators have entered the market, and they’re unlikely to show away inexperienced shoppers.

Sim recommends hopefuls to spend just a few years scaling 6,000 m to eight,000m mountains in addition to coaching in numerous terrains, together with in alpine situations with ice and snow.

She stated, “You prepare earlier than you go to Everest – you don’t go to Everest to coach.”

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