![]() The group trained for a week before starting acclimatization hikes to get used to the altitude. The mountaineer was on an acclimatization rotation at around 6,400 meters when he died on Monday.Ī guide said the man, who has not been named, had been taken unwell and died at Camp 2, around 2,400-meters below the 8,849-meter summit.Īccording to Outside, Sugarman had arrived in the Khumbu valley in early April and reached base camp on 10 April. He stressed that Sugarman's tragic death was not due to an accident or conditions that could affect other teams. ![]() ![]() Sugarman was also CEO of Global to Local, a Seattle-based nonprofit whose mission is to advance health equity and improve health in US communities by applying best practices from around the worldĮric Simonson, CEO of International Mountain Guides, confirmed the death of Sugarman in a post on their website: 'It is with deep sorrow that IMG reports the death of one of our Everest 2023 team members at Camp 2. ![]()
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