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John Delaney, 42, from Kilcock, Co Kildare, is understood to have collapsed less than 50 metres from reaching the top and realising his ultimate dream.

He is the first Irish man to die on the world's highest mountain.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1390489/Climber-died-summit-Everest-wife-tell-just-father-again.html#ixzz1tTDrMdOX

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There is no real 'last' person to climb Mount Everest because every year there are more climbers attempting to reach the summit.

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The first person to die on Mount Everest was a Sherpa called Temba. He was part of the British 1922 expedition, Temba and six other Sherpas were killed in an avalanche on the 7th June.

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