By Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — An experienced Kenyan mountaineer died Wednesday and rescuers are still searching for the Nepali sherpa who was with him, after the team attempted to summit Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, according to the Nepali government and his employer.
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Kenyan climber found dead on Mount Everest in Nepal
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Kenyan mountaineer dead and Nepali sherpa missing after trying to summit Everest without supplemental oxygen
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British climber and Nepali guide feared dead after reaching Everest summit
By Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — An experienced Kenyan mountaineer died Wednesday and rescuers are still searching for the Nepali sherpa who was with him, after the team attempted to summit Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, according to the Nepali government and his employer.
The body of 40-year-old Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui was found about 20 meters from the summit of the world’s highest mountain, an official of Nepal’s Department of Tourism told CNN.
Amid the tail end of the climbing season on Nepal's Mount Everest, at least three people are believed to have died this week, according to officials and those close to the men.
