Japanese alpinist Kuriki dies in 8th attempt to climb Mt. Everest

Famed Japanese alpinist Nobukazu Kuriki died Monday in his eighth attempt to summit Mt. Everest, officials said.Kuriki, 35, died in the morning near Camp II of the mountain located at an altitude of 6,400 meters, Gyanendra Shrestha, a tourism ministry official, said from the mountain's Base Camp.Tika Ram Gurung of Bochi-Bochi Trek in Kathmandu, which organized Kuriki's expedition, said Kuriki was descending from 7,400 meters when he slipped and died."We have carried down Kuriki's body to Base Camp and are waiting for officials' clearance to send the body by helicopter to Kathmandu," he told…READ FULL ARTICLE