Nepalmountainnews Report | 23 May 2008
Veteran Swiss mountaineer Uwe Gianni Goltz died on his fatal way to the summit of Mount Everest, officials said on Friday.
Goltz, 44, was seeking to climb Mt Everest without artificial oxygen, Nepal Mountaineering Association said. However, the exact cause for Goltz's death and when it happened remained unclear.
Goltz had previously climbed Cho Oyu, Manasulu and Dhaulagiri of Nepal as well as other peaks elsewhere.
Goltz was from Val Maggia in southern Switzerland.
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