Malli’s friends are launching a private rescue operation, but the mission is likely to cost more than $50,000 for every 24 hours. People can donate money on an FB page created for this.
NEW DELHI: Ace Indian mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu has gone missing during in the Andes range of mountains between Argentina and Chile since the last 5 days.
Reports suggest that the 40-year-old was on a solo expedition to climb the mountain range along the Argentina-Chile border from the base camp of Cerro Tres Cruces. The expedition began on March 24 and he was scheduled to return to the base camp on March 25, but he has not yet done so.
All attempts to communicate with him have been futile.
The governments of Argentina and Chile have both sent rescue teams to look for him. He is considered to be the fastest ‘7 summiteer’ in the world, having climbed the Seven Summits in just 172 days.
The Times of India, quoting his sister Dr Malli Dorasanamma, said that Malli had gone with a group of friends to climb the Ceros mountains. “He apparently began his ascent from the Argentina side and was dropped off at the base camp on 24th March. It appears that from the base camp he set off alone. The rain worsened after he left. He was supposed to return on the 24th, but did not. The area gets a lot of rains and floods,” the ToI report said.
Funding for rescue
Meanwhile, Malli’s friends are considering launching a private rescue mission for him, but the operation is likely to cost more than $50,000 for every 24 hours. For now, Malli's friends and the IIM-Calcutta alumni are contributing to the cause. Malli is an alumnus of IIM, Calcutta and IIT-Kharagpur.
The group has also launched a Facebook page to ask for donations and help to fund the rescue mission.
To contact or contribute to the rescue mission, visit the Facebook page: Rescue Malli Mastan Babu
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