Irish climber who scaled Everest dies after accident in New Zealand

Richard O’Neill-Dean fell during a solo descent from the 2,875m summit of Mount D’Archiac  in New Zealand's Southern Alps.

An Irish climber who was part of the first successful Everest expedition in 1993 has died in a mountaineering accident in New Zealand.

Richard O’Neill-Dean, originally from Stackallen, Co Meath, fell during a solo descent from the 2,875m-high summit of Mount D’Archiac in New Zealand’s Southern Alps.