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Daniel Paul Paterson was returning from the summit when the collapse is believed to have hit the Hillary Step

Daniel Paul Paterson, 40, and Pas Tenji Sherpa, 23, were on their way down from the summit of Mount Everest when their expedition was hit by an ice fall and lost contact with base camp

Daniel Paul Paterson, 40, and Pas Tenji Sherpa, 23, have not been heard from since they reached the summit at about 4.40am local time on Tuesday, Nepalese officials said.

A collapsing ice ledge sent six climbers tumbling down the Kangshung Face. Rescuers were unable to find two.

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Sir Edmund Hillary, first to climb Mt. Everest, in 1953, predicted a gimmicky over-commercialization of the peak before he died in 2008. He was dead right, unfortunately.