Lamjung, Oct. 24 -- Two Japanese climbers who went missing while attempting to scale Gangapurna in Manang district have been found dead, officials said.

The climbers have been identified as Hidesuke Taneishi, 40, and Tetsu Hashimoto, 25. They went missing while climbing the 7,455-metre mountain in Ngisyang Rural Municipality-6.

Mukti Prasad Khanal, chief district officer of Manang, said that the bodies of the climbers were found on Thursday at an altitude of around 6,300 metres on the mountain's southern side. A search operation using a helicopter operated by Altitude Air located the bodies.

The two climbers had arrived in Manang through Cosmo Adventure Pvt Ltd, accompanied by a Nepali guide. They began their ascent on October 10 and w...