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An American who quit climbing in college, returning to it in his 50s, died on Everest. The cause of death for Jonathan Sugerman, 69, is unclear.

Officials said on Twitter Tuesday that Dr. Jonathan Sugarman died Monday on the mountain.

The U.S. citizen did not die from a climbing-related accident or inclement weather, his group said. Mount Everest, located across Nepal and Tibet, is the world's highest point above sea level.

Jonathan Sugarman, MD, MPH, rediscovered mountain climbing later in life after a long hiatus

Officials said the victim was on a climbing expedition arranged by an organization.

The U.S. citizen did not die from a climbing-related accident or inclement weather, his group said. Mount Everest, located across Nepal and Tibet, is the worlds highest point above sea level.

A US mountaineer has died on Everest in the fourth fatality on the worlds highest peak this climbing season. Jonathan Sugarman, 69, was on an acclimatisation rotation at around 6,400 metres (21,000 feet) when he died on Monday, his expedition organiser said. He was feeling unwell and passed away a ..

A guide said the man, who has not been named, was taken unwell and died at Camp 2, around 2,400-meters below the 8,849-meter summit. Bad weather has hampered recovery efforts.

A U.S. climber has died on Mount Everest, his expedition organizer said Tuesday, the first foreign death on the highest mountain in the world this season. The 69-year-old mountaineer was on an acclimatization rotation at around 6,400 meters when he died on Monday. &quot&#x3B;He&#x...

A US mountaineer has died on Everest in the fourth fatality on the world's highest peak this climbing season.