Bhattacharya had climbed Mt Everest in 2011 and Mt Kanchenjunga in 2013.
AB Wire
Indian mountaineer Rajib Bhattacharya died on Thursday afternoon while descending from Mt. Dhaulagiri in Nepal.
Bhattacharya, 43, is a resident of Joypurbil in West Bengal’s Howrah district, had climbed Mt Everest in 2011 and Mt Kanchenjunga in 2013.
Mt Dhaulagiri, located in western Nepal, is the seventh highest mountain in the world which stands at 8,167 m above the sea level.
The expedition organisers suspect that Bhattacharya may have had a heart attack due to lack of oxygen.
“There was heavy snowfall when the team was returning from the peak. Bhattacharya complained of snow blindness and collapsed. He died soon after at an altitude of 7,600 metres” expedition organiser Mingma Sherpa of Kathmandu-based Seven Summit Treks said.
His body is still lying in the camp and due to treacherous terrain, it is going to very difficult to bring it down, he added.
Efforts are underway to airlift the body to Kathmandu by helicopter and Inclement weather condition in the area delays the operation, reports says.