TWO Indians, prominent woman climber Baljeet Kaur and the youngest Indian to climb Mt Everest in 2010, Arjun Vajpayee, were rescued from Mt Annapurna in Nepal on Tuesday, officials from the expedition organisers said. Kaur, 27, who scaled the world’s 10th highest peak without using supplemental oxygen, went missing near Camp IV while descending from the summit point on Monday. She was rescued from 7,363mafteranaerial search team located her above Camp IV, Chairman at Pioneer Adventure Pasang Sherpa, was quoted as sayingbythe‘HimalayanTimes’ newspaper.“Shehassuffered from frostbite,” Sherpa said. Kaurhasbeenadmittedto CIWEC Hospital in Kathmandu for treatment. Indian climber Arjun Vajpayi was also rescued from 6,800 metres, Seven Summit Trek’s Expedition Director Chhawang Dawa Sherpa said.

 

“He has sustainedinjuries,”Department of Tourism Director Yubraj Khatiwada was quoted as saying in ‘The Kathmandu Post’ newspaper. Vajapi, 29, was admitted for treatment toHamsHospitalafterbeing airlifted to Kathmandu. Kaurwas seendescending alonetowardsCampIVbythe aerial search team, according to Sherpa. The leading Indian woman climber, who wasleftalonebelowthesummit point, remained out of radio contact till this morning, the report added.