American climber dies on world's fifth-highest peak in Nepal
The world's fifth-highest mountain, Makalu's peak is 28,000 feet high — almost as tall as Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak at a height of 29,032 feet.
Alexander Pancoe, 39, died Sunday while settling into his sleeping bag at the mountain's second high camp, after returning from an acclimatization trip at the higher camp three, expedition organizer Madison Mountaineering said.
'Alex suddenly became unresponsive,' the company said on its website. 'Despite hours of resuscitation efforts ... they were unable to revive him.'
Nepal's tourism department said it was arranging to bring the body to Kathmandu, the capital.
Pancoe, who survived a brain tumor when younger, had completed the Explorer's Grand Slam — climbing the highest peaks on each of the seven continents and then skiing to both the North and South Poles.
He had been battling chronic myeloid leukemia and was attempting to climb Makalu to raise funds for the pediatric blood cancer program of the Chicago-based Lurie Children's Hospital, said expedition leader Garrett Madison.
He had already raised $1 million to help fund clinical trials and other programs there, Madison added.
In April, a Nepali sherpa died on Mount Annapurna, the world's 10th-highest mountain.
Wedged between India and China, landlocked Nepal is home to eight of the world's 14 highest peaks, including Mount Everest, and its economy is heavily reliant on climbing, trekking and tourism for foreign exchange.
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