KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian climber was found dead near the Ama Dablam mountain in the Himalya range, in eastern Nepal.
The body of Raman Nair Hachoodan, 42, was found by a sherpa team which had searched the site after he was reported missing hiking down from 6,800 metre mountain.
The Himalayan Times reported that his body was found in a gorge at height of 5,300 meters near the camp II after five days of search.
The report said Raman accompanied by two other mountaineers were believed to be making their way up Camp II, which was located on the lower slopes, some 1,000 metres from the peak, when he fell to his death.
The three were making their way to safety to the lower altitude camp to take shelter due to bad weather, when the incident took place.
The report also said that the expeditionary organisers conducted land and air search but it proved futile, due to the prevailing bad weather.
It is learnt that the victim's father had arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal to claim the body, to be brought home to Malaysia for final rites.
The burial is scheduled for May 23 but it depends on the process of post mortem and approval from the Nepalese authorities.
Raman, who is from Shah Alam, managed to reach the peak of Mount Everest on May 20 last year.