World News Mount Everest climbers missing, presumed dead after icy collapse in treacherous ‘death zone’ By Patrick Reilly Published May 24, 2024, 9:56 p.m. ET ...

It will be a difficult time." “Go well my brother,” Muhia concluded. According to Outside, with the news of Kiriu’s death, the number of fatalities on Mount Everest so far this year is five.

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Ngima Tashi Sherpa, was the second guide who helped carry a Malaysian climber while rescuing him from the "death zone" at Everest, Nepal, May 18, 2023. Gelje Sherpa/Handout via REUTERS ...

A British climber and his guide who reached the summit of Mount Everest have been missing since Tuesday, and are presumed dead in the mountain’s so-called "death zone," while attempting to descend.

Mount Everest stands at an epic 29,032 feet, where the air is thin, the temps are chilling, and the winds rage with power.

Gelje, who was guiding a client to the 8,849-meter (29,032 feet) summit, made a decision: they would abandon their journey in a bid to save the Malaysian climber.

They were in the “death zone,” an area near the summit of Mount Everest where temperatures are extremely low and where there isn’t enough oxygen to breathe unaided for more than a few minutes.

Over 6,000 people have summitted Everest, but the "death zone" has claimed hundreds of lives. Nepali Army removes bodies from the treacherous "death zone" every year, facing harsh conditions.