The body of an Indian climber has been spotted on Mount Everest in what has been a tragic few days with four climbers dying in separate incidents.
American doctor Roland Yearwood, Slovak mountaineer Vladimir Strba and Australian climber Francesco Enrico Marchetti have all died since the weekend in what has been the busiest climbing season on Everest for decades.
This year Nepal issued 375 climbing permits to foreigners, the most since 1953.
The fourth fatality was named as Indian Ravi Kumar who had been missing near the summit since the weekend.
"A team of sherpas spotted his body some 600 feet below the route," said Chhowang Sherpa of Arun Treks.
"We are planning to retrieve the body but have not yet [decided] on when and how."
Prior to last weekend, only one death had been reported on the mountain so far this year – that of famed Swiss climber Ueli Steck.
