Dangerous Peaks.

Mountaineer and author of “Women of the Red and White” Nungky Irma Nurmala Pratikno, talks about the recent high casualty rate among people climbing in the Himalayas.

Nungky and her fellow mountaineers at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Dec 2013. Source: Supplied

Why have climbers recently lost their lives or been injured in the Himalayas?  Why is there growing unpredictability about  the conditions climbers will face when they set off on an expedition?  Nungky Irma Nurmala Pratikno explains the dangers.

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