Three climbers have died during a weekend when 30 people fell sick while trying to climb Mount Everest.
Among them was a woman who was attempting to prove that vegans can succeed at the toughest physical challenges.
Lecturer Maria Strydom, from Melbourne, Australia, was reported to have died from altitude sickness.
Dutchman Eric Arnold, 35, died on Friday and Indian climber Subhash Paul died overnight on Sunday as he was being helped down the 8,850 metre-high mountain by Sherpa guides.
Two other Indian members of Mr Paul's team - Paresh Nath and Goutam Ghosh - are missing.
Academic Dr Strydom, who also uses the name Marisa, was an experienced mountaineer who had previously reached the summits of Argentina's Aconcagua and Mount Kilimanjaro.
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