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The 69-year-old mountaineer was on an acclimatisation rotation at around 6,400 metres (21,000 feet) when he died on Monday

KATHMANDU: A US mountaineer has died on Everest in the fourth fatality on the world's highest peak this climbing season. Jonathan Sugarman, 69, was on an acclimatisation rotation at around 6,400m when he died on Monday (May 1), his expedition organiser said. "He was feeling unwell and passed away

US climber dies on Everest

The 69-year old was at about 21,000 feet and wasn't feeling well when he died, the company says. He was the first foreigner to lose his life on the world's highest mountain this season.

Retired doctor Jonathan Sugarman of Seattle died at Camp 2 on Monday, May 1

KATHMANDU (Nepal) — A US climber has died on Mount Everest, his expedition organiser said on Tuesday (May 2). He is the first foreign death on the highest mountain in the world this season.

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

US-based firm International Mountain Guides, announced on Monday that member of their expedition team had died

A US climber has died on Mount Everest, his expedition organizer said Tuesday, the first foreign death on the highest

An American died while climbing up Mount Everest in Nepal, according to officials.