TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A Malaysian man climbing Taiwan's highest peak, the 3,952-meter Jade Mountain, died Wednesday, possibly from hypothermia, Chiayi County Fire Bureau confirmed. The man, Chaiock Foong, 77, and his friends arrived on Monday at Paiyun Lodge (排雲山莊), located on the west slope of the mountain's main peak at 3,402 meters. However, they were forced to abort the climb after days of rain made the route too treacherous, firefighters said. Rescuers braved the weather, heading up the mountain from a hiking gate at 2,610 meters. After more than five hours of trekking through the night, they arrived at the lodge at 5:40 a.m., on Wednesday, but Foong was already dead.

Source: The China Post May 17, 2017 12:45 UTC