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Sherpa Palchen Tamang, accompanying Subrata Ghosh, recounted the harrowing Everest summit. Ghosh, weakened and disoriented near Hillary Step, refused to move despite Tamang's efforts. Exhausted and with dwindling oxygen, Tamang spent hours trying to move Ghosh, but was ultimately forced to descend alone, suffering hallucinations and frostbite during his own difficult return to camp.

A pall of gloom descended on Bengal's mountaineering community as Subrata Ghosh went missing on Everest after summiting, likely in the 'death zone'. While Rumpa Das and Soumen Sarkar successfully returned, Ghosh's late summit and subsequent disappearance prompted a search operation. High altitude risks and oxygen depletion contribute to the dangers faced by climbers in this perilous region.