Kenton Cool, ‌52, climbed the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) peak before dawn and was descending to lower camps, said Ishwori Poudel of the expedition organising company Himalayan Guides.

Russian Ambassador to Seoul Georgy Zinoviev said at a meeting in the South Korean Foreign Ministry that cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang is not directed against Seoul, said the Russian embassy, News.Az reports citing TASS .