VANIER: Search teams are heading up one of India's highest peaks, hoping to find eight mountaineers missing in the Himalayas. An Indian guide, four Britons, two Americans and an Australian failed to return to base camp one week ago. As CNN's Nikhil Kumar reports from New Delhi, this latest incident comes during a disastrous season for Himalayan hikers.</s>NIKHIL KUMAR, CNN NEW DELHI BUREAU CHIEF: A search is on the way for eight climbers, four Britons, two Americans, an Australian as well as an Indian national who went missing week ago during an expedition in the Indian Himalayas. Authorities told CNN that the climbers were attempting to scale Nanda Devi East, that stands at just over 24,000 feet. In comparison, the tallest peak in the world, Mt. Everest, stands at just over 29,000 feet. The eight climbers have been missing since the 25th of May, when they didn't show up at the base camp. They were part of a larger group of 12 people, who left for the mountain on the 13th of May. A local official says the trekking company behind the expedition waited a few days before alerting Indian authorities, who have now dispatched multiple search teams to look for the missing climbers. A military aircraft is also expected to be sent up on Sunday to help with the search effort. The news comes on the heels of tragic developments in recent weeks with the death of 11 climbers on Everest this year, amid extraordinary images of queues of people waiting to get to the summit. Here in India, we don't yet know exactly what happened at the mountain. We're still waiting to find out whether the climbers went missing during the ascent or descent and what caused their disappearance -- Nikhil Kumar, CNN, New Delhi.</s>VANIER: America's president heads back to Britain on Monday. Why small talk --</s>VANIER: -- with the queen could get a little awkward. Stay with us.
Race to Find Climbers in Himalayas