Seoul: The bodies of five South Korean climbers killed in one of Nepal’s deadliest mountaineering accidents of recent years have been returned home.
The South Koreans, led by one of the country’s top climbers, Kim Chang-ho, were on the rarely summited Mount Gurja last week when their camp was hit by a sudden and powerful gust that was most likely caused by a downblast from an avalanche.
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