The last Twitter post, made Friday, said, "Mountain climber Eric Arnold reaches the summit of Mount Everest at the fifth attempt." Eric Arnold died near the South Col on Friday night, said Pasang Phurba of the Seven Summit Treks agency in Kathmandu. KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) " A 35-year-old Dutch man suffering from high-altitude sickness died on his way down from Mount Everest's summit in the first death reported this year on the world's highest mountain, an expedition organizer said Saturday. More than 330 climbers have reached the summit from Nepal since May 11, and several more have done so from the northern routes in Tibet. Arnold was from the Dutch city of Rotterdam, according to his Twitter account.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 21, 2016 05:00 UTC