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October 25, 2010 | 19 times Everest summiter, Sherpa Chhewang goes missing after avalanche mishap in Nepal | Kathmandu: Chhewang Nima, a Nepalese Sherpa famous in mountaineering circles for climbing Mount Everest 19 times, has gone missing after being struck by an avalanche while nearing the peak of Mount Baruntse in Nepal. Chhewang was leading an expedition of seven people when he went missing on Saturday, said Sherpa Shangri-la Treks and Expedition - the mountaineering
agency for which he worked. He was fixing ropes at an elevation of 7,045 metres
while guiding the expedition trying to reach the 7,129-metre peak. The other climbers
searched for Chhewang after the accident, but were unable to find him, the BBC
reports. Jiban Ghimire, of the Sherpa Shangri-la Treks and Expedition, said that
it was possible that because of Chhewang's skills and experience he may still
be alive. "He's a good climber, he knows how to survive," Ghimire said. He also
said that the poor weather conditions have prevented rescue missions from being
launched. A helicopter was dispatched to look for the missing climber on Sunday
morning, but had to return because of bad weather. Chhewang is just one climb
short of the record set by fellow Nepalese Sherpa Apa, who holds the record for
summiting Everest with 20 climbs. Everest is the world's highest mountain, 8,848 metres above sea level (29,029 feet).
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