Karsang Namgyal Sherpa

A 30-year-old Nepali mountaineer died on Saturday while attempting to scale Mount Everest, a government official said. It is the second death of this season on the world's highest peak.

The son of fabled Everest climber Ang Rita Sherpa has died attempting to scale the mountain, officials said on Thursday, in the first death of the season on the world's highest peak.

A 30-year-old Nepali mountaineer died on Saturday while attempting to scale Mount Everest, a government official said. It is the second death of this season on the world's highest peak.

The son of fabled Everest climber Ang Rita Sherpa has died attempting to scale the mountain, officials said on Thursday, in the first death of the season on the world's highest peak.