Seattle Man Dies While Climbing Mount Everest

Seattle Man Dies While Climbing Mount Everest
Tents are pitched on Camp 2, as climbers rest on their way to summit the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) Mount Everest on May 16, 2013. Pasang Geljen Sherpa/AP Photo
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SEATTLE—A retired Seattle doctor died while climbing Mount Everest on Monday, according to University of Washington officials.

University officials said on Twitter Tuesday that Dr. Jonathan Sugarman died Monday on the mountain. He was climbing the mountain as part of an expedition arranged by Washington state-based International Mountain Guides.