Five members of a Russian expedition attempting to climb Mount Dhaulagiri have been found dead, according to Russia’s embassy in Nepal. The group of Russian mountaineers is believed to have died as a result of falling down a slope, initial investigations suggest.
Mount Dhaulagiri, the world’s seventh-highest peak standing at 8,167 meters above sea level in the Himalayas in central Nepal, has a fatality rate slightly over 16%, making it one of the most dangerous mountains to climb. The mountain was first scaled in 1960 by a Swiss-Austrian expedition due to its steep sides and extreme cold temperatures.
