
Alpine Club Malaysia said in a Facebook post that Zulkifli Yusuf, 37, died at 6am (local time) on May 29, while taking shelter in a snow cave known as the “Football Field”, Bernama reported.
“The cause of death is suspected to be high altitude cerebral edema and hypothermia. This will be confirmed through a post-mortem.
“The body is still at the scene and the process of recovery may take some time, depending on weather conditions,” said the club.

AP earlier reported that Denali National Park and Preserve had received an SOS call from two of the climbers that they were unable to descend from the summit as they were hypothermic but was unable to rescue them, instead dropping them a survival kit at the snow cave they were trapped in.
It said the mountain was the highest in North America and the group of climbers had a lot of experience climbing mountains all over the world.
Park spokesman Paul Ollig said officials were still gathering information about what happened and the language barrier had been challenging.
The Malaysian consulate in Los Angeles has been informed about the development and will assist the victims.
“The family has also been informed and we would like to express our condolences and ask Malaysians to pray for the victims,” Alpine Club Malaysia said.
It also said that the second climber, Zainudin Lot, 47, was rescued yesterday and was receiving treatment at a hospital in Talkeetna, Alaska.
“His condition is stable but he has frostbite on both hands,” it said.
Yesterday, Denali National Park and Preserve confirmed in a statement that they had rescued the first of the three stranded climbers, Illaham Ishak, 47, on May 28.
Balik Pulau MP Bakthiar Wan Chik, who had flagged off the hikers early last month, said he was talking to Zulkifli’s family on whether he should be buried in Alaska or have his remains brought back home. Zulkifli, an engineer, was not married.
Bakthiar said Illaham had gone down the mountain to seek help after finding that Zulkifli was unable to descend due to frostbite on his hands and feet.
He met a ranger downhill and informed him of their predicament but rescuers couldn’t go up due to the bad weather.
“I was informed that Zainudin’s wife has arrived in Anchorage, Alaska, to take care of her husband.”
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