<p>The body of German mountaineer Luis Stitzinger has been found on Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, expedition organisers said Wednesday, days after he went missing during his descent from the summit.</p>.<p>A search team of five Nepali guides found Stitzinger's body just below the peak at about 8,400 metres (27,600 feet) on Tuesday, Mingma Sherpa of Seven Summit Treks told <em>AFP</em>.</p>.<p>"They are bringing his body down," Sherpa said.</p>.<p>The 54-year-old had reached the summit of the 8,586-metre-tall Himalayan mountain on May 25 without supplemental oxygen but then lost contact.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/search-team-finds-bodies-of-all-koreans-missing-in-himalayan-avalanche-832246.html" target="_blank">Search team finds bodies of all Koreans missing in Himalayan avalanche</a></strong></p>.<p>Rescue efforts had earlier been hampered by weather conditions.</p>.<p>An experienced mountaineer and guide, Stitzinger had previously summitted several other mountains higher than 8,000 metres.</p>.<p>Nepal is home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks and welcomes hundreds of adventurers each spring, when temperatures are mild and Himalayan winds are typically calm.</p>.<p>Nepal issued more than a thousand permits for its mountains this season, including 44 for Kanchenjunga, and hundreds have reached summits as the season draws to a close.</p>.<p>On Everest, 12 people have been confirmed dead and five others are missing, putting 2023 on course to be a record year for deaths.</p>.<p>Last month, 56-year-old climber Noel Hanna of Northern Ireland died on Annapurna, the world's 10th-highest mountain.</p>
<p>The body of German mountaineer Luis Stitzinger has been found on Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, expedition organisers said Wednesday, days after he went missing during his descent from the summit.</p>.<p>A search team of five Nepali guides found Stitzinger's body just below the peak at about 8,400 metres (27,600 feet) on Tuesday, Mingma Sherpa of Seven Summit Treks told <em>AFP</em>.</p>.<p>"They are bringing his body down," Sherpa said.</p>.<p>The 54-year-old had reached the summit of the 8,586-metre-tall Himalayan mountain on May 25 without supplemental oxygen but then lost contact.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/search-team-finds-bodies-of-all-koreans-missing-in-himalayan-avalanche-832246.html" target="_blank">Search team finds bodies of all Koreans missing in Himalayan avalanche</a></strong></p>.<p>Rescue efforts had earlier been hampered by weather conditions.</p>.<p>An experienced mountaineer and guide, Stitzinger had previously summitted several other mountains higher than 8,000 metres.</p>.<p>Nepal is home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks and welcomes hundreds of adventurers each spring, when temperatures are mild and Himalayan winds are typically calm.</p>.<p>Nepal issued more than a thousand permits for its mountains this season, including 44 for Kanchenjunga, and hundreds have reached summits as the season draws to a close.</p>.<p>On Everest, 12 people have been confirmed dead and five others are missing, putting 2023 on course to be a record year for deaths.</p>.<p>Last month, 56-year-old climber Noel Hanna of Northern Ireland died on Annapurna, the world's 10th-highest mountain.</p>