A mountaineer on Everest described on Monday the "terrifying" scene of two famous European climbers fighting with Nepalese guides in a high-altitude disorder that has sparked a police investigation.

Furthermore, Mr Ueli Steck, a Swiss national who holds climbing records, and Ms Simone Moro of Italy, who has climbed Everest four times, were approaching the 7,470-metre Camp Three on Saturday when the bust-up occurred.

In fact, the American eyewitness, speaks out by telephone and on condition of anonymity, said Mr Steck and Ms Moro were asked to wait on the mountain while a group of Nepalese rigged up some ropes.

According to the eyewitness, the Europeans who were accompanied by a photographer recording their attempt to climb the 8,848-metre mountain by a new "undisclosed" route without supplementary oxygen, ignored the request and carried on.

That was in-fact taking life in their own hand!

(AW:Samrat Biswas)