Japanese man dies on 8th attempt to climb Mount Everest
A 36-year-old Japanese man died on Monday during his eighth attempt to climb the Mount Everest, becoming the second casualty this climbing season. Nobukazu Kuriki was found dead while sleeping in a camp tent at 24,278 feet on the 29,035-feet mountain. Kuriki had lost nine fingertips to frostbite during one of his previous failed expeditions.