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A Japanese climber, who lost nine fingertips to frostbite in a previous expedition, died on Monday during an attempt to climb Mount Everest, an official said, the third person to die during the current climbing season.
Nobukazu Kuriki, 36, was found dead in a tent at 7,400 metres (24,278 feet) on the 8,850-metre mountain, tourism department official Gyanendra Shrestha said from base camp.
“Sherpas found his body inside the tent,” Shrestha said.
Details of the incident are not immediately available due to poor communication with the higher camp, he said.

Kuriki had made seven unsuccessful attempts to scale Everest.
In 2012, Kuriki spent two days in a snow hole at 8,230 metres on Everest in temperatures below minus 20 degrees Celsius. That was when he had to have his fingertips amputated.
Macedonian Gjeorgi Petkov, 63, died at the weekend climbing Everest, hiking officials said without giving details.
Last week, Hong Kong man Christopher Lam Koon-wah died of altitude sickness during his Everest bid.
Lam, who was in his 40s, reportedly fell ill on ­Sunday when his group neared ­Everest Base Camp, at about 5,000 metres above sea level.
Scores of climbers have successfully made it to the top of Everest this month taking the benefit of good weather, officials said.
Nepal has allowed more than 340 foreign climbers to ascend the peak during the current season which started in March and continues through this month.


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Japanese climber who lost fingertips to frostbite dies on eighth attempt of Mount Everest

Nobukazu Kuriki had made seven unsuccessful attempts to scale Everest. File photo: Handout

In 2012, NobukazuKuriki spent two days in a snow hole at 8,230 metres on Everest in temperatures below minus 20 degrees Celsius. That was when he had to have his fingertips amputated.

Chinese climber, 69, crippled on Everest, finally scales peak

A photograph published on Xia Boyu's social media account of him climbing in icy conditions. Photo: Weibo

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 04, 2018 Chinese double amputee climber Xia Boyu, who lost both of his legs during first attempt to climb Everest, speaks during an interview with AFP at Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu, ahead of another attempt to climb the mountain. A Chinese climber who lost both legs to frostbite on Everest four decades ago reached its summit on May 14, just months after a controversial ban on double amputee climbers attempting the world's highest peak was struck down. / AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 04, 2018 Chinese double amputee climber Xia Boyu, who lost both of his legs during first attempt to climb Everest, pose during an interview with AFP at Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu, ahead of another attempt to climb the mountain. A Chinese climber who lost both legs to frostbite on Everest four decades ago reached its top on May 14 morning, becoming one of hundreds of climbers expected to summit the world's highest mountain in coming weeks. / AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA

Photos distributed on Xia Boyu's weibo account, showing Xia scaling on ice mountain in his expedition to Mount Everest. 15MAY18. Handout

As price comes down, risk goes up for Everest ‘trophy hunters’

File photo of mountaineers climbing past the Hillary Step while pushing for the summit of Mount Everest. Photo: AFP

In this photograph taken on April 25, 2018, trekkers and porters gather at Everest Base Camp, some 140km northeast of the Nepali capital Kathmandu. Hundreds of climbers cleared to scale Everest are acclimatising at its base camp, officials said April 26, including a record number of Nepali women climbers, as the season marks 65 years of the first summit of Everest. / AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA

(FILES) In this file photograph taken on April 20, 2015, Mount Everest (Background) and the Nupse-Lohtse massif (Foreground) are seen from the village of Tembuche in the Kumbh region of north-eastern Nepal. Poor regulation, overcrowding and climate change is pushing Everest climbers away from Nepal to China, where a rival path to the top of the world threatens a long-standing source of revenue for the cash-strapped Himalayan nation. Veteran climbing outfits, fed up with amateurs and a lax attitude to safety on Nepal's southern flank of the 8,848 metre (29,029-foot) peak, are starting to shift operations to Everest's north side in Tibet. / AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT / TO GO WITH 'NEPAL-CHINA-EVEREST-MOUNTAINEERING' BY ANNABEL SYMINGTON

This picture taken on April 26, 2018, shows Guy Cotter during an interview with AFP at Everest Base Camp, some 140km northeast of Kathmandu. Everest is the ultimate mountaineering "trophy", but the rising number of inexperienced climbers attempting to tackle the summit are running huge risks to reach the top of the world. / AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA / To go with NEPAL-EVEREST-SOCIAL-MOUNTAINEERING,FEATURE by Annabel Symington

This picture taken on April 24, 2018, shows climbers at Everest Base Camp practicing their techniques on the Khumbu glacier before trying to summit Everest, some 140km northeast of the Nepali capital Kathmandu. Everest is the ultimate mountaineering "trophy", but the rising number of inexperienced climbers attempting to tackle the summit are running huge risks to reach the top of the world. / AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA / To go with NEPAL-EVEREST-SOCIAL-MOUNTAINEERING,FEATURE by Annabel Symington

This picture taken on April 22, 2018, shows British climber Daniel Horne preparing his gear in his tent at Everest Base Camp, some 140km northeast of Kathmandu. Everest is the ultimate mountaineering "trophy", but the rising number of inexperienced climbers attempting to tackle the summit are running huge risks to reach the top of the world. / AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA / To go with NEPAL-EVEREST-SOCIAL-MOUNTAINEERING,FEATURE by Annabel Symington

Hong Kong man dies climbing on Mount Everest

Christopher Lam worked as an IT technician at Polytechnic University. Photo: Facebook

Picture from Christopher Lam's Facebook. A Hong Kong coach, surnamed Lam, died while conducting training and preparing for climbing the Mount Everest in Nepal. Photo: Facebook

The team having meal before climbing Mount Everest. A Hong Kong coach, surnamed Lam, died while conducting training and preparing for climbing the Mount Everest in Nepal. Photo: Handout

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Sherpas found Nobukazu Kuriki’s body in a tent at 7,400 metres on the mountain


Sherpas found Nobukazu Kuriki’s body in a tent at 7,400 metres on the mountain.


Japanese climber who lost fingertips to frostbite dies on eighth attempt of Mount Everest

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Sherpas found Nobukazu Kuriki’s body in a tent at 7,400 metres on the mountain