A British climber and his Nepali guide remain missing after they reportedly reached the summit of Mount Everest on May 21, while a Kenyan adventurer who had been scaling the same mountain was confirmed dead.
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Paterson, a co-owner of the U.K.-based Wakefield Crossfit, undertook the expedition to raise funds for the family of a gym member who died from cancer, via BBC News.
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