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Tributes for County Kildare man who died in Kenya Rest In Peace ');  '); Tributes have flowed in for a County Kildare man who died while climbing in Kenya last week. Piers White, originally from Blackhall Castle, Calverstown, was climbing when he fell victim to altitude sickness. The 40 year old was rescued from the Mount Kenya mountain and taken to hospital where he was later pronounced dead on Thursday, The Irish Times reported. Mr White was commercial director of Mondello Park, the Co Kildare racing track, and was well known for his charity work. He founded the annual Run in the Dark cha...

Irish climber who died in Africa named as charity run founder Piers White Tributes paid to ‘Run in the Dark’ organiser and Mondello Park commercial director Sun, Jan 31, 2021, 11:02   Tributes have been paid to Piers White, the Irishman who died while climbing in Africa last Thursday. His family said the 40-year-old died of altitude sickness. The Kenyan Wildlife Service said a rescue team airlifted a man from a stopover hut on Mount Kenya, the highest mountain in Kenya and the second highest in Africa, to a hospital, where was later pronounced dead. Mr White was commercial director of M...