81.   Also, a Colorado woman reportedly has died in a descent on Mount Everest after reaching the summit without supplemental oxygen, a close family friend said Wednesday.

82.   Bermudez said their five-man expedition failed to reach the summit.

83.   Bruce Herrod, a professional photographer, lagged behind two other South Africans and their Nepalese guide who reached the summit Saturday.

84.   But the celebratory mood they shared when he reached the summit vanished when he died on the mountain.

85.   But they could not say whether all attempts had halted to reach the summit.

86.   Cars and buses take most trekkers to about halfway up the mountain, from which the summit can be reached on foot in about five hours.

87.   Corretja joins Marcelo Rios and Pat Rafter with a realistic chance of reaching the summit this month.

88.   Each time, he stopped before reaching the summit, which is accessible to the public only by elevator.

89.   Earlier in the day, a member of an Indian army expedition reached the summit with four Sherpas.

90.   Fifty-four Western and Nepali Sherpa guides reach the summit of Mount Everest, officials say.