Uncle warned Mount Everest climbers Maria Strydom and Robert GropelFACEBOOK Maria Strydom and her husband Robert Gropel. MARIA STRYDOM Maria Strydom suffered severe altitude sickness while climbing Mount Everest. MONASH UNIVERSITY Maria Strydom has successfully climbed Denali in Alaska, Aconcagua in Argentina, Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey and Kilimanjaro in Africa. FACEBOOK Maria Strydom with her husband Robert Gropel and fellow mountaineers in 2015. The uncle of an Australian man whose wife died within touching distance of the summit of Mount Everest says he warned the couple not to attempt the climb.

Source: Stuff May 22, 2016 13:51 UTC