Search suspended for Korean climbers missing in Himalayas

KATHMANDU (Yonhap) --The Himalayan search for renowned Korean mountaineer Park Young-seok and his two missing teammates has ended for the year due to concerns about the safety of rescue climbers, an official said Saturday, pledging to resume operations next year.

"We've ended this year's search as winter is coming soon and snow and stones keep falling on the presumed area of disappearance," said Lee In-jeong, head of the Korean Alpine Federation (KAF) that has led the search operations, during an interview in the Nepalese capital.