Kenyan guide slips to death trying to save a British climber in Mt Kenya

• Mwithi is brother to renowned Mugithi artist Sammy Young.

Tour guide Kevin Muriuki dies after slipping while descending Mt Kenya

Renowned  tour guide Kelvin Muriuki Mwithi is dead.

Mithi slid to death while trying to save a British climber, identified as Shilpa Shah, aged 60 as  they were on a descent from Peak Lenana on Mount Kenya.

According to The Sun, the pair tragically slid over the cliff edge between Lenana and the Austrian Hut on the Naro Moru route, which is one of the most famous routes favoured by hikers.

Shah was reportedly one of eight in an all-women group of climbers who also witnessed the horror fall as they battled the notoriously snowy slope.

Rescue teams had to make three attempts to recover the bodies on Friday afternoon due to poor weather conditions.

Mwithi is brother to renowned Mugithi artist Sammy Young.

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