Tragedy as climber dies on Everest summit | Sport24news
Kathmandu - An American has died on Everest, his expedition organiser said on Thursday, as a rush of climbers marked one of the busiest days on the world's highest mountain., 55, collapsed at the summit of the 8 848m peak on Wednesday as he was taking photographs.
His death came as more than 200 climbers were heading towards the summit on both sides of Everest on Wednesday as the weather cleared, with complaints of a traffic jam close to the top. It is the third fatality on Everest this season, after an Indian climber died last week and an Irish mountaineer is presumed dead after he slipped and fell close to the summit.
The Himalayan nation has issued a record 381 permits costing $11 000 each for this year's spring climbing season, sparking fears of bottlenecks en route to the summit if poor weather cuts down the number of climbing days.
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