A Chinese climber died early Monday while attempting to climb Lhotse mountain in the Everest region.
Xiaoshi Li, 58, who had developed altitude sickness on Saturday, died at the height of 8,000 meters. "Li died due to sickness on his way to Lhotse peak," Xinhua quoted Nivesh Karki, manager of Seven Summit Treks Pvt. Ltd., the expedition organiser, as saying. Li had fallen sick two days ago.
According to the report, there were six Chinese nationals in the expedition team led by Wei Zhang, 38. Lhotse, the fourth highest mountain on earth, is connected to the Everest via South Col. It is the least climbed 8,000-meter peak in Nepal.
Swiss mountaineers Fritz Luchsinger and Ernest Reiss were the first to climb the pick on May 18, 1956.
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