Jamshedpur: Mountaineers Hemant Gupta and Payo Murmu who were on Camp 1 of Mt Everest when a deadly avalanche struck between the Khumbu Icefall and the base camp.
Dava Steven Sherpa who heads Asian Trekking Company and leader of the team that also has Hemant Gupta and PayoMurmu as climbers, reported that all members of their team were safe on camp 1.
Hemant Gupta and PayoMurmu both Tata Steel employees have been sponsored by the Steel Company for the Everest expedition 2015 as a part of their adventure promotion programme.
Hemant Gupta an IITian from Mumbai who joined Tata Steel as a Management Trainee but opted to work in Tata Steel Adventure Programmes Department since Sept. 2013 as Manager Adventure Programmes.� The other �PayoMurmuis a Loco Traffic Ground Staff in Raw Material Division of Tata Steel.
The duo started their expedition on April 6thfromLukla in Nepal Himalaya.
The world’s highest mountain is scaled by hundreds every year who brave extreme weather, a hostile terrain and unpredictable avalanches, one of which killed 16 Sherpa guides almost exactly a year ago.
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