One-fingered Japanese climber dies on eighth attempt at Everest
Photo taken in August 2015 shows Japanese climber Nobukazu Kuriki (2nd L) accepting a permit to climb Everest and a Nepalese flag from Nepal's tourism minister Kripasur Sherpa (AFP Photo/Prakash MATHEMA)/ A celebrated Japanese climber who lost all but one finger to frostbite on Everest has died on his eighth attempt to reach the summit, officials said Monday. Nobukazu Kuriki had fallen ill and was descending when his team lost contact with him. The 35-year-old is the third climber this month to perish on the world's highest peak. "Kuriki ...
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