New Delhi: After conquering Everest, he could not come down. He breathed his last in the lap of the mountain. The family decided to keep the climber’s body in that Everest. According to them, ‘Shivaloy’ is the ideal shelter for a son. So there is no question of bringing the body down from there. (Mountaineer Dies on Everest)
53-year-old Arunkumar Tiwari, an IT worker, conquered Everest on May 21. But while conquering the mountain and coming down, setbacks occur. Arun was overwhelmed by fatigue. The body starts to get tired. He started feeling sick. Finally, at the bottom of the ridge, he fell to his death near the Hillary Step. (Arun Kumar Tiwari)
Since then, efforts were being made to bring down his body. Arun’s family finally announced their decision. Therefore, son-in-law Sudhir Upadhyay said, their family believes that Everest is the abode of Lord Shiva. So there couldn’t be a more ideal place than Everest. Everyone in the family agrees that Arun should stay there forever.
Besides, Arun’s family has taken this decision keeping in mind the various obstacles in bringing down the body from Everest. At such a height the weather is unfavorable. Oxygen is not available. In that case rescuers may be in danger. Arun’s family thinks that it will not be intact even when the body is brought home from there. According to Sudhir, “He is under the shelter of Lord Shiva. Even if the body is brought back, it will not be right to reach us. Such an expedition on Everest is not successful either.
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Arun’s family has come to this decision, not considering the cost, but keeping in mind his son’s immense attraction to the Himalayas, his attraction to the mountains. Arun was an accomplished mountaineer. Earlier he also conquered Mount Elbrus in Russia, Mount Denali in Alaska, Mount Akencagoa in Argentina. Arun tried to climb Everest in 2025. But due to physical illness, 7200 meters have to be climbed and come down. Went back this year. But even though the dream of conquering Everest was fulfilled, he could not return alive. Arun is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Another 46-year-old mountaineer named Sandeep Aray died while returning after conquering Everest with Arun. He could not see when he conquered the mountain. Fatigue consumes the body. But he died near Camp-3. The Sherpas succeeded in bringing his body down to Camp-II. The helicopter brought the body from there.
Retrieving dead bodies from Mount Everest is a very risky task. Especially above 8000 meters it is somewhat impossible to recover the body from the ‘death zone’. Bad weather, lack of oxygen, the body cannot cope with. Fatigue, frostbite often overwhelms the body near Hillary Step. In the cold, the body becomes cold like ice. 8-12 skilled people are required to recover a body. The oxygen cylinder has to be lifted with other equipment, which takes a lot of time. Besides, the cost is about 71 lakh rupees.
