German mountaineer Luis Stitzinger found dead near Himalayan peak
by Philip Oltermann in Berlin from World news | The Guardian on (#6BZYZ)
Body found on Mount Kanchenjunga five days after he went missing shortly after reaching summit
A leading German mountaineer and extreme skier has been found dead on the world's third highest mountain, in the Himalayas, five days after going missing.
The body of Luis Stitzinger was discovered on Tuesday on Mount Kanchenjunga at a height of 8,400 metres, the head Sherpa of the company that organised the climb to find him told the Himalayan Times.
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