(AP photo)KATHMANDU - Two more climbers have died on Mount Everest, taking to six the death toll on the world's highest mountain in the past month, fuelling safety concerns among mountaineers, officials said on Monday. Both climbers died on Sunday. On April 30, famed Swiss climber Ueli Steck fell to his death near Mount Everest while preparing to climb it. An 85-year-old Nepali man died at base camp this month while trying to set a record for the oldest climber. Nepal has cleared 371 climbers to Mount Everest in the current season, which ends this month.

Source: Bangkok Post May 22, 2017 12:11 UTC