Jonathan Sugarman, 69, was on an acclimatization rotation at around 21,000 feet when he died after feeling unwell. 'Efforts are underway to bring (back) his body,' said his expedition organizer. U.S. climber dies on Everest in season's fourth fatality:
File photo of tents at Camp 2 at around 6,400 metres on Mount Everest in Nepal
"He was feeling unwell and passed away at Camp 2. Efforts are underway to bring his body," Pasang Tshering Sherpa of Beyul Adventure told AFP.Beyul Adventure is a local partner of US-based expedition organiser International Mountain Guides, which confirmed "with deep sorrow" Sugarman's death. Nepali guides -- usually ethnic Sherpas from nearby valleys -- are essential to the multimillion-dollar industry, bearing huge risks to prepare climbing routes and carry food and equipment.Nepal has issued 466 permits to foreign climbers, and since most will need a guide, more than 900 people will try to summit this season, which runs until early June.
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