Ravichandran chokes up on Mt Everest incidents involving Malaysian climbers

SEPANG: "We have been conquering Mount Everest, but this year Everest beats us," said national solo climber, T Ravichandran (pic) tearfully on recalling his experience with the late Lt Col Awang Askandar Ampuan Yaacub and on hearing disabled climber Muhammad Hawari Hashim who was reported missing.

Awang Askandar, 56, was confirmed dead on Friday (May 19) after falling in his climb to the peak of Mount Everest while Muhammad Hawari, 33, was feared lost in Mt Everest area when descending from Camp 4 after reaching the peak of the world's highest mountain at 8,848 metres.