Caption for the landscape image: Explainer: Why recovering bodies at Mt Everest is an expensive, Sh9m torturous task few attempt Thursday, May 23, 2024 Scroll down to read the article Mt Everest. By Mercy Koskei Correspondent Summary Article Related What you need to know: For Mr Kirui’s family, retrieving his body and repatriating it back to the country is not a walk in the park. This is because retrieving bodies at Mt Everest is a dangerous endeavor and also expensive and torturous to get them down. Kenyan climber Cheruiyot Kirui met a tragic fate on Mount Everest, leaving the nation in mourning on Thursday. Discovered dead above 8,000 meters, his loss reverberates deeply in the climbing community and beyond. Cheruiyot Kirui: Sh7m budget, 10-day wait and heartbreaking news What went wrong for Kenyan mountaineer Cheruiyot Kirui on Mount Everest? Missing Kenyan hiker Kirui found dead on Mt Everest Kirui's body was discovered by a rescue team a few metres below the summit point of The Everest. . Recommended for you PREMIUM IEBC, MPs lock horns over campaign financing rules PREMIUM Politics of ‘spoilers’? How homegrown rivals threaten 2027 State House math PREMIUM Why Knut wants truce between seasoned and inexperienced teachers PREMIUM Over 24,000 primary schools to get new CBE textbooks Login to join the discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. In the headlines Elections News Counties Business Opinion Sports Life & Style Health Podcasts Photos Newsletters Puzzles PREMIUM Why Knut wants truce between seasoned and inexperienced teachers Knut says future school should encourage collaboration among teachers. Sudan lifts ban on Kenyan tea imports The ban was imposed in protest over Nairobi hosting leaders of Sudan's paramilitary RFS last year. Why Kenya is shutting down embassy in Bern, Switzerland The Embassy in Bern, the Swiss political capital, was opened in April 2020.
Cheruiyot Kirui: Sh7m budget, 10-day wait and heartbreaking news What went wrong for Kenyan mountaineer Cheruiyot Kirui on Mount Everest?
Missing Kenyan hiker Kirui found dead on Mt Everest Kirui's body was discovered by a rescue team a few metres below the summit point of The Everest.
PREMIUM Why Knut wants truce between seasoned and inexperienced teachers Knut says future school should encourage collaboration among teachers.
Sudan lifts ban on Kenyan tea imports The ban was imposed in protest over Nairobi hosting leaders of Sudan's paramilitary RFS last year.
Why Kenya is shutting down embassy in Bern, Switzerland The Embassy in Bern, the Swiss political capital, was opened in April 2020.
