A 40-year-old British climber and his Sherpa guide have gone missing on Mount Everest after an ice fall swept them off the mountain. The incident occurred on the Hillary Step, a sheer rock face on their way down from the summit, in the so-called 'death zone.' Rescue missions are currently underway. In a separate incident, Kenyan climber Cheruiyot Kirui, who attempted to scale Everest without using supplemental oxygen, was found dead a few meters below the summit. Kirui had gone missing above 8,000 meters during his expedition on Wednesday.
KENYAN CLIMBER Cheruiyot Kirui, who went missing above 8,000m on Mt Everest Wednesday, found dead; his body discovered a few metres below summit point. https://t.co/6JMwc03IQV https://t.co/YYNC9hCKU0
Kenyan climber Cheruiyot Kirui, who went missing above 8,000m on Mt Everest Wednesday, found dead; his body discovered a few metres below summit point. https://t.co/Lm85VLEtoK
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Brit climber, 40, and his guide are missing on Mount Everest after 'ice fall hits their expedition on Hillary Step sheer rock face on way down from summit' https://t.co/nwPgAABp01 https://t.co/J33Gp7zKyq
British Everest climber and Sherpa go missing after 'ice fall sweeps them off the mountain' https://t.co/52KVmT8eM0