Neeraj Chopra, a resident of Punjab, had reached the camp yesterday to be part of the first batch of pilgrims to leave for the holy cave shrine, when he suffered a heart attack.
Chopra, who was immediately shifted to a hospital set up for pilgrims at the base camp, was declared brought dead by doctors, they said.
The annual Amarnath Yatra began this morning from both the routes -- 16 kms from Baltal in Ganderbal and the traditional 45 kms Pahalgam track in Anantnag district.