Kathmandu, May 24 (PTI): Bodies of four climbers, including two foreigners and a woman, have been found at a high altitude camp on Mount Everest, taking the total number of fatalities on the world's tallest peak to 10 this season.
The four bodies two foreigners and two Nepalis were spotted by mountain guides inside a tent at camp IV at 7,950 metres yesterday while they were searching for the body of a Slovak mountaineer.
"Sherpa climbers from Seven Summit Treks who reached there to recover the body of a Slovak mountaineer spotted the four dead bodies inside a tent," said Mingma Sherpa, Managing Director Seven Summit Treks, a Kathmandu-based agency that runs expeditions and rescue operations on the 8,848 meters high Everest.
"Six Sherpa climbers were there to recover the body of 49-year-old Slovakian solo climber Vladimir Strba who died at Camp IV on Sunday afternoon," he said, adding that Slovak's body was being brought to Camp II.
Earlier, an American climber Ronald Yearwood died of altitude sickness near South COl on Sunday.
An Australian climber also died on the peak on Sunday while the identity of the fourth person was not immediately known.
27-year-old Indian climber Ravi Kumar, who had gone missing on Mount Everest, died on Monday when he fell into a crevice after conquering the world's tallest peak.
Octogenarian mountaineer Min Bahadur Serchan died at the base camp on May 6 while Swiss climber Ueli Steck lost his life in an accident on Everest on April 30.
Last year, five climbers lost their lives on Everest. A total of 640 people reached the summit.
Climbers ascend Everest from two sides - the north face from China and the South face from Nepal.
Nepal has cleared 371 mountaineers to climb Mount Everest during the current season ending this month.
Nearly 300 people have died on Mt Everest since the first ascent to the peak was made in 1953.
It is estimated that more than 200 dead bodies are still lying on the mountain.
