death_place death_date religion birth_place weight nationality height birth_date article_title education name occupation death_cause
mount everest 15 may 2006 atheist england 150 pounds english 5 foot 11 inches 15 february 1972 david sharp -lrb- mountaineer -rrb-
 engineering degree david sharp mountaineer mathematics teacher hypothermia and/or cerebral oedema
david sharp -lrb- mountaineer -rrb-

david sharp -lrb- 15 february 1972 -- 15 may 2006 -rrb- was an english mountaineer and cho oyu summiter who died near the summit of mount everest .
his death caused controversy and debate , because he was passed by a number of other climbers heading to and returning from the summit during his own solo attempt with no support or team .
