DHAKA: The bodies of two American climbers have been found in a glacier in the Himalayas, 16 years after they were killed by a huge avalanche.

World-renowned mountaineer Alex Lowe had been climbing the 8,013-m Shishapangma peak in Tibet in October 1999 with cameraman David Bridges when they were hit, BBC reports on Monday (May 2).

They were found by two climbers last week, still trapped in the ice.

Lowe's wife, Jennifer Lowe-Anker, said they had been ‘frozen in time’.

Lowe, 40, was considered one of the greatest mountain climbers of his generation and was well known in the climbing community for having rescued several other climbers.

He and Bridges, 29, were close friends as well as climbing partners, and had been scouting a route up Shishapangma, the 14th highest mountain in the world.

BDST: 1700 HRS, May 02, 2016
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