German climber Wolfgang Waschiczek, 57, died after a fall while descending Ama Dablam in Nepal's Solukhumbu district, expedition organisers said on Monday. He had reached the summit of the 6,814-metre (22,256 ft) peak on Sunday, October 25, and his body was recovered by a search team the same day it was found, on Monday.

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Gokul Thapa, head of Real Himalaya Pvt Ltd, which provided local logistics for the climber, told Reuters from Lukla that the climber fell on his way back down from the summit and that his body had been picked up from the mountain and would be carried by helicopter for a post-mortem examination. Nepal's Tourism Times, which also spoke to the organisers, reported the body was recovered at around 4,500 metres.

Source: The Tourism Times, Nepal

What organisers say happened at Camp III

According to Bodhraj Bhandari, managing director of Snowy Horizon Treks, Waschiczek summited on October 25 with his guide Sonam Lama and descended to Camp III, at around 6,200 metres, that evening, where the pair stayed overnight after borrowing a sleeping bag and other gear from other climbers. On the morning of October 26, while preparing to descend to a lower camp, he was asked to wait with his safety gear while Lama went to return the borrowed gear.

Source: The Tourism Times, Nepal

When Lama returned within a few minutes, Waschiczek was no longer at the spot, and he was found not to have been wearing crampons, Bhandari said. A Kailash helicopter with a search team was mobilised, and the body was recovered later that day. The exact circumstances of the fall have not been officially established.

Source: The Tourism Times, Nepal

Ama Dablam, in the Everest region of Solukhumbu, is one of Nepal's most popular autumn climbing peaks, and hundreds of mountaineers have received permits for it during the current September-November season, Reuters reported. Organisers said this was the first casualty on Ama Dablam this season.

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