World | Mount Manaslu 9 Climbers Die in Nepal Avalanche Six others missing on Mount Manaslu By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Sep 23, 2012 5:38 AM CDT Copied In this Oct. 18, 2011 photo, prayer flags fly at the Manaslu base camp, part of the Great Himalaya Trail route, in Nepal. (AP Photo/SNV Nepal, Great Himalaya Trail Development Programme, Samir Thapa) An avalanche swept away climbers on a Himalayan peak in Nepal today, leaving at least nine dead and six others missing, officials said. A police official said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and German man were recovered and that rescue pilots have spotted seven other bodies on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal. The mountain is the eighth highest in the world. Ten other members of the team survived the avalanche but many were injured and are being flown to hospitals by rescue helicopters, he said. Weather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain today, said the police official. The identities of the victims were still being confirmed. The avalanche hit the climbers at a camp at 22,960 feet as they were preparing to head toward the summit, which is 26,760 feet high. It is currently the beginning of Nepal's autumn mountaineering season. Read These Next Husband of the Coldplay 'Kiss Cam' woman breaks his silence. Amy Coney Barrett weighs in a possible third Trump term. Wall Street is getting twitchy over falling lumber prices. Trump rips Tom Hanks after West Point cancels award ceremony. Report an error