American climber dies on descent from summit of Mount Everest

This brings to nine the number of dead or missing climbers on the Nepali side of the world's highest mountain in this climbing season An American climber died on the descent from the summit of Mount Everest on Monday, a Nepalese official said, taking the number of dead or missing mountaineers on the Nepali side of the world's highest mountain in the current climbing season to nine. Related: Why I won't be joining the queue at the top of Everest