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Will Symons

"A perilous endeavour for any climber" - safety warning after man suffering suspected altitude sickness suffers fatal fall on California's Mount Shasta

Mount Shasta in Northern California.

A 50-year-old climber has died after showing signs of altitude sickness and sustaining serious injuries on Mount Shasta in California's Southern Cascade mountain range.

The unnamed man was descending from the 14,179ft (4,322m) peak when the weather took a turn for the worse and he became disorientated. He also lost contact with his climbing partner in heavy rain and low visibility.

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