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Five bodies spotted by pilots during Himalayas search for climbers
Five bodies have been spotted during the hunt for eight mountain climbers who went missing in the Indian Himalayas. The bodies were seen by Indian air force pilots on Monday before the rescue operation was suspended due to severe weather
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'Legendary' climber dies on Mount Everest
A legendary Swiss climber has been killed on Mount Everest. Ueli Steck, 40, also known as the 'Swiss Machine', died in an accident while acclimatising for an attempt on Everest without oxygen in an new route. His body has been recovered
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Mount Everest to get free wifi
Some people choose to travel to the mountains to avoid their screens, hoping to reconnect with nature. But some just can't leave their devices at home... And luckily for these people, officials at The Nepal Telecommunications Authority
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Indian couple banned from climbing after faking Everest ascent
Nepal has imposed a 10-year mountaineering ban on two climbers who claimed to be the first Indian couple to have climbed Everest. A full investigation was carried out when fellow climbers claimed that photos showing Dinesh and Tarakeshwari
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Chaos on Everest as four climbers die and 30 hit with altitude sickness
In its first climbing season in two years Mount Everest has been struck down by a spate of altitude sickness. It's understood that four climbers have died on the mountain while as many as 30 others have been victims of altitude sickness
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Tallest mountain on earth isn't Everest
Mount Everest may be the highest mountain to climb in the world, but it's actually not the tallest mountain on Earth. According to a recent New York Times report, that designation belongs to Ecuador's Mount Chimborazo. See also: Base
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Everest: Climbers nearly at peak for first time in three years
Climbers on Mount Everest are on the brink of the first attempts in three years to make the final ascent to the world's tallest peak, after fatal avalanches cut short the 2014 and 2015 campaigns. Teams at forward camps are looking for a
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