A MALAYSIAN man who managed to scale the peak of Mount Everest last year was found dead on another mountain in Nepal days after he went missing, according to news reports.

Raman Nair Hachoodan, 42, was found dead on the Ama Dablam mountain, which is located in the Himalayan region of Eastern Nepal, on Sunday, five days after he went missing on May 15, said the Himalayan Times.

His body was reportedly found in a canyon “at around 5,300m above sea level”, the report said.

According to The Star, his close friend K. Nagarajoo said Raman’s father was in Nepal arranging for his remains to be brought back to Malaysia.

Raman, who is from Shah Alam, managed to reach the peak of Mount Everest a year ago on May 20 under extremely difficult circumstances.

“It was a great feeling to touch the roof of the earth. My hard work and training paid off. It is the most difficult thing I have done in my life,” an ecstatic Raman told The Star in an interview last year.

Nagarajoo said Raman’s death was a big loss to the hiking community in Malaysia.

“He was a very dedicated person when it came to hiking. He loved nature very much. He said nature is religion. It’s a big loss for the community.” – May 21, 2018.