2 Men Die on Separate Mt. Everest Climbs
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From Times Wire Reports
An Austrian man fell to his death on an expedition during which more than 50 climbers and Sherpa guides scaled Mt. Everest in a two-day span, Nepalese officials said.
An Australian man died on a separate expedition on the Chinese side of the 29,035-foot mountain.
Earlier in the week, a 15-year-old Sherpa boy became the youngest climber to reach the summit, state-run Nepal Television said.
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