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Irish mountaineer dies during bid to climb Mount Everest

Irish mountaineer dies during bid to climb Mount Everest

Tributes have been paid to John Delaney who died while climbing Mount Everest. 

Mr. Delaney, who was 41, collapsed and died within 50 metres of reaching the summit of the world’s highest mountain. 

The businessman was from Kilcock in County Kildare.

To add to the sadness it was revealed that Mr. Delaney had died without knowing that his wife Orla had given birth to their third child, a little girl who is to be called Hope.

He had been a member of an 18-strong team which included climbers from the US and Russia.

Mr. Delaney is the first Irish man to die on Mount Everest.

His body has been left on the mountain and it is understood that it will not be recovered because it is regarded as too dangerous to carry out such an operation.

 

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