A Kenyan mountain climber Cheruiyot Kirui has died while attempting to scale Mount Everest without oxygen supplement.
He is reported to have died after he went missing on Wednesday morning in the company of a Nepali guide who is still missing.
“His body was found a few meters below the summit point of Mt Everest.irui was reported missing after summiting above 8,000 meters on the mountain. It is at this point he and his Nepali guide went out of contact.
The Mount Everest team has condoled with friends and family noting the deceased’ passion for mountaineering.