A Kenyan climber has died near Everest's summit, and his Nepali guide is missing, raising this season's toll to three.
A Kenyan climber has died near Everest's summit, and his Nepali guide is missing, raising this season's toll to three.A Kenyan climber has died close to Everest’s summit and his Nepali guide is missing, a tourism official said Thursday, taking this season’s toll on the world’s highest mountain to at least three.
“The team have found the Kenyan climber dead between the summit and the Hillary Step, but his guide is still missing,” Khim Lal Gautam, chief of the tourism’s department field office at the base camp, told AFP. On Monday, a Romanian climber died in his tent during a bid to scale Lhotse, the fourth-highest mountain in the world.Deadly dreams: record Everest season among most dangerous
Nepal has issued more than 900 permits for its mountains this year, including 419 for Everest, earning more than $5 million in royalties.
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