The bodies of an Australian mountaineer and Canadian professional climber have been recovered from the world’s second highest peak.
Sydney mountaineer Matthew Eakin and Canadian professional climber Richard Cartier were found dead on Tuesday after disappearing while on an expedition in Pakistan last week.
Both Mr Eakin and Mr Cartier are believed to have gone missing while descending from base camp two to base camp one.
According to the Himalayan Times, the bodies of the two men were located “intact and frozen” just below base camp one.
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