Five people climbing to Altain Tavan Bogd mountain in Bayan-Ulgii aimag went missing.
Yesterday Media and PR Officer B.Oyun-Erdene at the National Emergency Authority made clarifications of this matter.
According to her five bodies have been founs at the Khuiten Peak of the Altai Tavan Bogd mountain and the bodies were not yet recognized as of the missing five climbers and the police department at the Bayan-Ulgii aimag are conducting the works on recognizing the bodies. THe bodies are said to be transfered to Ulaanbaatar this morning.
According to NEMA the bodies were found on July 14th and the cause of death is initially states as due to the frost.
This year is the 100th anniversary of the first climb at the Altai Tavan Bogd Mountain. The 100th anniversary climbing has coincided with the Naadam Festival celebrations and many climbers and alpinists, both domestic and foreign, have headed to Altai Tavan Bogd.
Photo credit: B.Byamba-Ochir
Five people climbing to Altain Tavan Bogd mountain in Bayan-Ulgii aimag went missing.
Yesterday Media and PR Officer B.Oyun-Erdene at the National Emergency Authority made clarifications of this matter.
According to her five bodies have been founs at the Khuiten Peak of the Altai Tavan Bogd mountain and the bodies were not yet recognized as of the missing five climbers and the police department at the Bayan-Ulgii aimag are conducting the works on recognizing the bodies. THe bodies are said to be transfered to Ulaanbaatar this morning.
According to NEMA the bodies were found on July 14th and the cause of death is initially states as due to the frost.
This year is the 100th anniversary of the first climb at the Altai Tavan Bogd Mountain. The 100th anniversary climbing has coincided with the Naadam Festival celebrations and many climbers and alpinists, both domestic and foreign, have headed to Altai Tavan Bogd.
Photo credit: B.Byamba-Ochir