Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- A mountaineer from France and another from South Korea died during expeditions to Nepal's Mount Ama Dablam, a picturesque but difficult peak to climb, a tourism director said Monday.
French climber Hugo Lucio Colonia Lazaro, 65, fell sick while descending the 6,812-metre (22,349-foot) peak last week.
"He was flown to Kathmandu on a helicopter on Wednesday and passed away the next day," Tourism Department Director Himal Gautam told AFP.
South Korean climber Hong Khy Park, 66, died between Camp 1 and Camp 2 while ascending Mount Ama Dablam on Saturday, according to the department, which did not specify the cause of death.
"Our department has been consulting with concerned agencies to take back their dead bodies to their ...