The bodies of five South Korean climbers who were found dead following a blizzard on a Himalayan mountain on Saturday returned home early Wednesday.

A Korean Air flight carrying the bodies of the climbers, including record-breaking climber Kim Chang-ho, arrived at Incheon International Airport shortly after 5 a.m. from Nepal.

A memorial alter for the victims has been set up at the University of Seoul and a joint funeral is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday. 

The five South Korean climbers and four local guides were found dead Saturday near their base camp located at an altitude of 35-hundred meters on Mount Gurja in western Nepal.