Search efforts for a British man and his Sherpa guide, who went missing on Mount Everest six days ago, have faltered, with a Nepalese official claiming they could not be searched because they fell from “too high a height” sideways. Mountain controlled by China. Daniel Paul Patterson, 40, and his guide Bas Tinggi, 23, were reported missing on Tuesday, and according to officials, more “coordination” is needed to form a search team. The pair were arrested while descending from the summit after an avalanche near the south summit knocked the climbers down. Khem Lal said: “The missing climbers cannot be searched for now because the Briton (mountaineer) and his Sherpa fell down Hillary Step, which is about 8,800 meters (26,964 feet) high, and towards the Kangchung face in Tibet.” Gautam, an official at Mount Everest Base Camp who monitors the climbers, told the Associated Press. Kangchong’s face is ultimately controlled by China. “It will be difficult to search for them because they fell on the Tibetan side which needs coordination,” Gautam said. According to the Associated Press, the Everest climbing season is expected to last only a few days.
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