An experienced Kenyan mountaineer died Wednesday and rescuers are still searching for the Nepali sherpa who was with him, after the team attempted to summit Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, according to the Nepali government and his employer. <\/p>\n
Kirui\u2019s body was discovered on Wednesday night local time in Nepal, at about 28,970 feet (8,830 meters) above sea level. <\/p>\n
His employer KCB Bank called him \u201ca passionate athlete and mountaineer,\u201d saying he was \u201cthe second Kenyan to ever summit Mt Everest\u201d in an post on X. <\/p>\n
Kirui documented his brave attempt to climb to the peak of Everest without supplemental oxygen in his last post on Instagram. \u201cA no-oxygen attempt comes with its special preparations and risks, physically my body is ready,\u201d he wrote, also laying out the precautions he was taking. <\/p>\n
He listed drugs he was bringing along for any potential illnesses or frostbite and said his guide would also carry an emergency bottle of oxygen. <\/p>\n
\u201cAnd so after heavy investment physically, mentally, timewise (this expedition is taking more than a month from a regular 8 to 5 banker), financially (the amount of zeros needed to make this happen means I declare bankruptcy immediately I land back in Kenya)\u2026 it\u2019s now the moment of truth,\u201d he wrote. <\/p>\n
Congratulatory comments and good luck wishes on the Instagram post were soon replaced by condolence messages as word spread that his body had been found. <\/p>\n
Kirui was a lover of the outdoors, who ran ultramarathons and climbed some of the world\u2019s most daunting mountains, according to colleagues. <\/p>\n
\u201cHis indomitable will and unwavering passion for mountaineering led him to conquer the world\u2019s most awe-inspiring landscapes,\u201d KCB Group CEO Paul Russo wrote of him. \u201cHis recent triumphs on Mt Manaslu and Mt Everest are a testament to his adventurous spirit and determination.\u201d <\/p>\n
Mount Everest, the highest peak in the Himalayan mountain range, is also the tallest mountain on Earth, rising 29,035 feet (8,850 meters) above sea level on the border between Nepal and Tibet \u2014 an autonomous region in China. More than 300 people are known to have died on the mountain. <\/p>\n
Spring is the prime time to climb Everest, although some mountaineers might climb in the less favorable autumn season. Most climbers try to ascend the peak in May. There\u2019s a brief window of time \u2013 usually after mid-May \u2013 when temperatures are warmer, and the high-altitude winds known as the jet stream have moved away from the mountains. <\/p>\n
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