A 34-year-old Indian climber went lacking from Mt. Annapurna in Nepal on Monday, an official of the expedition organiser mentioned.

Anurag Malu, a resident of Kishangadh in Rajasthan, went lacking whereas descending from Camp III of Mt. Annapurna, and has gone lacking since Monday morning, Mingma Sherpa, chairman of Seven Summit Treks, which carried out the trekking expedition, instructed PTI.

Malu is on a mission to climb all 14 peaks above 8,000m and 7 summits to create consciousness in regards to the UN Sustainable Improvement Targets, in keeping with Himalayan Instances newspaper.

“We had launched an in depth seek for Malu shortly after he went lacking. Nevertheless, until night we’ve got not succeeded in finding him,” Sherpa mentioned.

“We are going to proceed the search on Tuesday,” he added.

Malu was awarded REX KaramVeer Chakra and have become the 2041 Antarctic Youth Ambassador from India, native media reviews mentioned.

Annapurna is the tenth highest mountain on this planet, standing at 8,091 metres above sea degree.

It’s well-known for the problem and hazard concerned in its ascent.