Difficult tasks await SAR team if climber Muhammad Hawari falls to Mt Lhotse base, says Magendran


KUALA LUMPUR: Difficult tasks await members of the search and rescue (SAR) team if hearing-impaired climber Muhammad Hawari Hashim, 33, who was reported missing in the Everest mountain range, falls to the base of Mount Lhotse, says Datuk M. Magendran.

The first Malaysian to set foot on Mount Everest peak said the slopes of Mount Lhotse are very steep and if climbers slip, they would likely fall to the glaciers at the mountain’s base.

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Muhammad Hawari , Everest , Lhotse , Magendran

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