JAKARTA: The fate of 13 Malaysian climbers stranded on Gunung Leuser in Aceh, Indonesia, since five days ago due to extreme bad weather is still unknown to date.

The trapped Malaysian climbers include one person who has suffered hypothermia.

Global Communication Centre (GCC) Malaysia managing director Mustaqim Mustaza told Bernama that GCC had not received further information as communications between the search and rescue team and the communication centre at the Jalur Kedah Base Camp on the mountain was still cut off.

A total of 12 people are reported stranded at the Bipak Kaleng camp at an altitude of 2,972 metres, while the leader of the climbing team, Khairil Aslan Ab Rasid, is trapped at an elevation of 3,404 metres.

GCC is the coordinator for the search and rescue operation.

Khairil is said to be at a higher altitude after he went up the mountain to get telephone signal and he could not descend due to the worsening weather, with temperatures reaching one degree Celsius.

The search and rescue team from Badan SAR Nasional (Basarnas) was also forced to use the road to climb up the mountain because helicopters could not be deployed due to bad weather.

The following are the names of the Malaysian climbers reported stranded on Gunung Leuser:

1. Khairil Aslan Ab Rasid, 41 (Bangi Lama, Selangor).
2. Muhammad Najman Harith Khairil Aslan, 16, (Bangi Lama, Selangor).
3. Ahmad Nazit Rashid, 40, (Simpang Teluk Teduri, Kedah)
4. Fitrizan Azizan, 34, (Alor Mengkudu, Kedah)
5. Nor Azizah Ahmad (Female), 33, (Kuala Kurau, Perak)
6. Siti Aminah Bakar (Female), 38, (Ipoh, Perak)
7. Norimah Zakaria (Female), 40, (Puchong, Selangor)
8. Asmirul Faizal Arifin, 36, (Shah Alam, Selangor)
9. Mohd Khairul Adi Ahmad Shansuri, 29, (Teluk Intan, Perak)
10. Noor Adi Fawwaz Jamaludin, 29, (Jitra, Kedah)
11. Mohd Aminulzahid Abd Rahman, 34, (Gombak, Selangor)
12. Muhamad Asri Ashari, 34, (Sungai Petani, Kedah).
13. Muhammad Ariff Jamaludin (Ampang Jaya, Selangor)