Japan's Nobukazu Kuriki, who attempted to climb Mount Everest twice this season, despite having lost nine fingers to frostbite while attempting the feat in 2012, said on Friday that he would return to the mountain next year.
Kuriki said at a news conference in Kathmandu that he would return to Everest "next year in the fall season, but maybe from the Tibet side."
Kuriki gave up an attempt to reach the summit in bad weather last month after reaching an altitude of 7,800 meters, and an attempt earlier this month at 8,150 meters. He was aiming to become the first climber to scale the 8,848-meter mountain since devastating quakes this spring triggered an avalanche on Everest, killing 18 climbers and putting a stop to the climbing season.