KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Japanese climber attempting to scale the world’s eighth-highest peak slipped and was killed, becoming the first casualty of Nepal’s autumn climbing season, an official said Saturday.

Yoshimasa Sasaki, 59, of Kanagawa, Japan, slipped at an altitude of 7,300 meters (24,000 feet) on his way to Mount Manaslu’s summit Friday evening and fell about 25 meters (82 feet), said Nepalese Tourism Ministry official Yuvraj Shrestha.