"Many Photos" - American climber, 55, collapses on the summit of Everest while taking photos and dies hours later

Donald Lynn Cash, 55, collapsed after reaching the summit of Everest. Two accompanying sherpa guides helped him to regain consciousness but he later died on the descent

An American has died on Everest as a rush of climbers marked one of the busiest days on the world's highest mountain, his expedition organiser has said.

Donald Lynn Cash, 55, collapsed at the summit of the 29,029-foot (8,848m) peak on Wednesday as he was taking photographs.

His death came as more than 200 climbers were heading towards the summit on both sides of Everest Wednesday as the weather cleared.

According to a post made by Mr Cash made before his made the climb, the Himalayan was the last in a five-peak challenge he had set himself.  

'Our two Sherpas helped him gain consciousness but he died close to the Hilary Step as they were bringing him back,' Pasang Tenje Sherpa of Pioneer Adventure told AFP.

He had previously trekked to the Everest base camp and was a keen adventurer, and had planned to race a sports car across America's salt flats in the summer. 

It is the third fatality on Everest this season, after an Indian climber died last week and an Irish mountaineer is presumed dead after he slipped and fell close to the summit. 

Yesterday there were complaints of a traffic jam of mountaineers close to the summit, with over 200 scaling the southern and northern routes of the .

Mr Cash had previously trekked to the mountain's base camp ten years, and had planned to complete Mt Everest as part of a five-peak challenge he had set himself

Mountain climbers lined up to stand at the summit of Mount Everest yesterday. Many teams waited for hours to reach the summit, risking frostbites and altitude sickness

'We don't have the exact number of summits yet, but it has been a very busy day. Teams have complained of having to wait two or more hours to reach the top,' said Gyanendra Shrestha, a government liaison officer stationed at base camp.  

Mountaineering in Nepal has become a lucrative business since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the first ascent of Everest in 1953.

The Himalayan nation has issued a record 381 permits costing $11,000 each for this year's spring climbing season, sparking fears of bottlenecks en route to the summit if poor weather cuts down the number of climbing days.

'Our two Sherpas helped him gain consciousness but he died close to the Hilary Step as they were bringing him back,' Pasang Tenje Sherpa of Pioneer Adventure told AFP

The North face of Mt.Everest seen from the Tibet side during sunset in China. Three people have died traversing the mountain this season, including an Indian climber who died last week and an Irish mountaineer who is presumed dead after he slipped and fell close to the summit

Most Everest hopefuls are escorted by a Nepali guide, meaning more than 750 climbers will tread the same path to the top in the coming weeks.

And at least 140 others have been granted permits to scale Everest from the northern flank in Tibet, according to expedition operators. This could take the total past last year's record of 807 people reaching the summit.

Many Himalayan mountains - including Everest - are at peak climbing season, with the window of good weather between late April and the end of May.

At least six other foreign climbers have died on other 8,000-metre Himalayan peaks while two are missing.

The licence for an expedition costs $11,000 and can take around two months to complete, with most climbers arriving in March to reach the summit in May

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