June 18, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n Sanjay Pandit, a Nepali climber, died while coming down from the Mt Denali (6,190 m), North America\u2019s highest mountain, on June 16, 2017, according to sources.<\/p>\n Pandit along with Tashi Sherpa and Tashi Lakpa Sherpa of Seven Summit Treks reached North America to scale the Mt Denali this season. Pandit died while descending the Denali Pass after they successfully summited the peak.<\/p>\n Officials at the National Park Service in Alaska said that Pandit died due to unknown illness on the way down from Denali Pass on Friday. They are trying to reach out to Nepali members of \u2018Everest to Denali Expedition \u2013 2017\u2019 and authorities in the US to find out more details about the incident. The climber\u2019s body would be recovered from a camp at 5,242 m once the weather conditions improve.<\/p>\n