Australian climber Francesco Marchetti dies on Everest

By Megan Levy
Updated May 23 2017 - 5:43am, first published 5:37am

???An Australian man who died while descending Mount Everest has been remembered as one of the most "principled, honest, driven men" who was determined to reach the summit after a previous attempt was thwarted by a devastating earthquake.

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