1.   Japanese climbers who scaled Mount Everest denied on Monday accusations that they refused to help Indian climbers who died on the slopes after a blizzard.

2.   Kohli said he got his information from three other Indian climbers who were in touch with the Japanese expedition.

3.   Mountaineers from other expeditions and a British journalist were questioning the Japanese and surviving Indian climbers, Kohli said.

4.   The actions of the Indian climbers were sloppy and hard to understand, the Japanese climbers told reporters.

5.   The third Indian climber was found still alive dangling from his safety ropes, he said, and the Japanese appear to have done what they could for him.

6.   Three Indian climbers have also been reported killed on the mountain.