40yr old mountain climber, Ueli Steck dies during training at Everest

Famous mountain climber, Ueli Steck was killed on Sunday, April 30, 2017 in an accident near Mount Everest. The 40-year-old died when he slipped from a slope and fell into a crevasse at around 6,600 meters on Mount Nuptse. His body has been recovered and airlifted to Lukla, where the nearest airport to Mount Everest is located, Dinesh Bhattarai, of the Nepal Tourism Department said.