A cash reward has been offered for any information regarding the whereabouts of Muhammad Hawari Bin Hashim, a 34-year-old Malaysian climber who has gone missing on Mount Everest. One of the two Malaysians to die on Mount Everest, he is believed to have disappeared from 7900 meters after reaching the summit last year. His body has not yet been located.
Kathmandu-based Pioneer Adventure announced the reward of USD 5000. The reward comes at a time when at least 414 commercial climbers and their guides are starting the beginning of the summit push.
Nivesh Karki, Executive Director of Pioneer Adventure, said that the award would be given to the person with information leading to Hashim’s location. He mentioned that it was targeted at 500 Sherpa guides who are expected to make the summit push in the 2024 spring expedition.
According to the Himalayan database, Muhammad went missing on May 19, the same day another Malaysian climber, Awang Askandar Ampuan Yaacub, died due to acute mountain sickness at 8750 meters. Last seen at the summit of Mount Everest, at an altitude of 8848.86 meters, he was wearing a yellow and grey down suit of RAB brand, along with black boots of La Sportiva.
Muhammad has been listed among the deceased on Everest in the 2023 climbing season. He was one of six climbers, including five Sherpas, some of whom were buried in a Khumbu Icefall avalanche, and their bodies have yet to be located.
Even if the body is not found, climbers on Everest are counted among the deceased if they fail to return to base camp before the closure of the Khumbu Icefall route, which entails the removal of ladders and fixed ropes.
In 2023, a total of 478 climbers and 550 Sherpas attempted Mount Everest, resulting in 18 deaths, making it the deadliest year in the history of Mount Everest, according to the Himalayan Database.
