The death toll this month hit three when Japanese climber Nobukazu Kuriki, 35, died on the mountain at the weekend. There were so many moments along the trip that I didn’t think I was going to make it.”He was at 27,800ft and “well into the Death Zone” when his oxygen regulator exploded. He says: “It’s not like being on Mars, where you would die, but every breath you take becomes harder and harder. It was a special and poignant moment as they remembered son Willem, who was stillborn at eight months, in 2014. (Image: Instagram)Ben says: “My daughter Iona wrote in her weekend diary, ‘Daddy came back, he smelt of rotten cheese!’, which I think might be the highlight for the whole trip.

Source: Daily Mirror May 22, 2018 21:33 UTC