The two men -- identified as Paresh Nath and Goutam Ghosh -- were near the summit of Mount Everest on 21 May when they lost contact with the rest of their team. - AFP
Kathmandu (AFP) - Nepali rescuers abandoned plans to retrieve the bodies of two Indian climbers killed on Mount Everest on Monday, hoping instead to bring them down next year, an expedition operator said.
The two men -- identified as Paresh Nath and Goutam Ghosh -- were near the summit of the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) mountain on 21 May when they lost contact with the rest of their team.
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