Seven people have died since Sunday.
Sherpa rescuers have found the bodies of four climbers inside a tent at the highest camp on Mount Everest, authorities confirmed on Wednesday.
It has been a very sad couple of days for climbers on the world’s highest peak, with the total number of deaths in the last few days rising to seven.
Also, it has raised the overall death toll for this climbing season, which started in March, to 10 – this has exceeded mountaineering officials’ expectations of a typical toll of six.
The bodies were found by the same team of rescuers who were on hand to recover the bodies of the mountaineers who died over the weekend.
According to the Associated Press, the identities of the dead climbers in the tent were still unknown and other rescuers were travelling to the location to learn more details.
The camp, located at 8,000 meters (26,247 feet), is the last camp before climbers make their summit attempt.
Any recovery attempt would require many sherpas, who would have to bring the bodies down to Camp 2, from where they can be winched by helicopter.
The climbing season runs until the end of May to take advantage of the best weather conditions in the harsh environment on Everest.
Clare mountaineer, John Burke, successfully scaled Everest on 16 May in what was an emotional dream for the Irishman.
Raising the banner – hundreds turn out to welcome home Clare mountaineer John Burke who scaled Everest last week pic.twitter.com/IWrUEkvUwq
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) May 22, 2017
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