Brit climber, 40, and his Sherpa MISSING on Mount Everest after being ‘hit by falling ice’ during descent from summit

A BRIT climber who went to scale Mount Everest has gone missing along with his sherpa after getting “hit by falling ice”.

Daniel Paul Paterson, 40, and Pas Tenji Sherpa, 23, have not been heard from since they reached the summit on Tuesday, Nepal authorities have said.

Brit climber Daniel, 40, is reportedly missing after going to Mount Everest

It is feared that after reaching the summit, heavy blows of wind caused ice from the top to collapse and fall over them.

A member of his team operating at the Everest base camp told the Telegraph: “A cornice broke off and washed down a few climbers including Daniel and his guide towards the Tibet side.”

The collapse is said to have happened at Hillary Step – a steep, nearly vertical rock that sits just beneath the summit.

An expedition team has been sent to find the missing men amid fears that no one could survive more than a day in the high-altitude area, also dubbed “Death Zone”.

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