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Mountaineering: Two Indian die on Mt. Kanchenjunga 

KATHMANDU: Two Indian climbers have died and a Chilean is missing on Mount Kanchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain, expedition organizers said Thursday.
Biplab Baidya, 48, and Kuntal Karar, 46, were on the 8,586 meters (28,169 feet) mountain on the Nepal-India border with a five-member team from West Bengal.
Karar fell ill before making it to the summit while Baidya collapsed during his descent, organizers said. Despite rescue attempts, both died above 8,000 meters in the so-called “death zone” where there is not enough oxygen for most humans to breathe normally.
“We believe they suffered from altitude problems. Our guides are trying to bring the bodies down to lower camps,” Keshab Poudel of Peak Promotion told the Media. 

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M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.