Indian climber goes missing from Mt Annapurna in Nepal

Kathmandu (PTI): A 34-year-old Indian climber went missing from Mt Annapurna in Nepal on Monday, an official of the expedition organiser said.

Anurag Malu, a resident of Kishangadh in Rajasthan, went missing while descending from Camp III of Mt Annapurna, and has gone missing since Monday morning, Mingma Sherpa, chairman of Seven Summit Treks, which conducted the trekking expedition, told PTI.

Malu is on a mission to climb all 14 peaks above 8,000m and seven summits to create awareness about the UN Sustainable Development Goals, accord- ing to Himalayan Times newspaper.

“We had launched an extensive search for Malu shortly after he went missing. However, till evening we have not succeeded in locating him. We will continue the search on Tuesday,” Sherpa said.

Malu was awarded REX KaramVeer Chakra and became the 2041 Antarctic Youth Ambassador from India, local media reports said.