Irish climber recovering after Everest setback

A CLIMBER on the Irish Mount Everest expedition is recovering in hospital after a near-death experience.

George Shorten, a 41-year-old anaesthetist with Cork University Hospital spent seven hours crossing the Kumbu glacier with the team, suffering from double vision and fainting spells.

The deep crevasses and moving ice in the Kumbu glacier make it the most dangerous part of Mount Everest and it has already claimed the lives of nine climbers.