British climber is rescued from world's third highest mountain as doomed Himalayan expedition claims woman's life
Adrian Michael Hayes was on his way down from the summit of Mt Kanchenjunga in the Nepalese Himalayas on May 10 when he reportedly began to experience severe altitude sickness.
The climber was rescued by Sherpa guides and taken down to a high-altitude camp until better weather allowed for him to be evacuated, the Himalayan Times reports.
Meanwhile a French national on the same climb, named in local media as Margareta Morin, also fell ill with altitude sickness.
The 63-year-old could not be rescued due to difficult weather conditions, according to local guide Yogendra Tamang.
Morin had no prior experience of climbing mountains over 8,000m, according to reports.
Kangchenjunga's summit is 8,586m high and conditions were said to have been unfavourable on the day of the climb.
Hayes was among a group of 10 climbers who reached the summit on Saturday.
He had been part of a team of 13, including six foreign climbers, also including Kosovan, two Iranians, and an Emirati, as well as seven local Sherpas.
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