Indian climber Baljeet Kaur safely rescued to the Base Camp of Annapurna after she climbed it

Dream Wanderlust | Apr 18 , 2023

False news surfaced this morning saying an Indian climber from Himachal Pradesh, Baljeet Kaur (27) died after she went missing on Annapurna while descending to the summit camp.

However, according to her agency, she is safe and heli-rescued to the base camp of Annapurna.

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Baljeet went on an expedition to Annapurna this spring. She climbed the summit of Annapurna on 17th April 2023 morning.

According to her Sherpa, she has scaled the mountain without supplemental oxygen.

Nivesh Kariki, her handling agency head who talked to Dream Wanderlust says, "Fake news has been circulated by the Indian Media this morning, she is very much alive, she has been brought to the base camp safely. She has some cold injuries."

It is to be noted that Baljeet has some cold injury for which she is likely to be admitted to a hospital in Kathmandu this afternoon.

More details to follow.