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French Climber Dies After Climbing World's 5th Highest Peak In Nepal
A French climber died on Mount Makalu, the world's fifth-highest peak, expedition organisers said Tuesday, the second fatality of this year's spring climbing season and both on the same mountain.
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Mountain Guide Dies In Nepal After Climbing World's Fifth-Highest Peak
A Nepali guide died after summiting the world's fifth-highest mountain, officials in the Himalayan Republic said Thursday, in the first fatality of the spring climbing season.
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Indian Climber Piyali Basak Rescued From Nepal's Mount Makalu
Indian mountaineer Piyali Basak who scaled Mt. Makalu has been rescued from the mountain after she experienced some difficulty while descending from the peak, the organisers said.
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Mountaineer Who Set National Record Among Those Killed In Uttarakhand Avalanche
Ace mountaineer Savita Kanswal, who had set a national record by climbing Mount Everest and Mount Makalu within a span of 15 days, was among those killed in the avalanche at Draupadi ka Danda-II in Uttarkashi district.
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Two Indian Mountaineers Die In Nepal, Search On For One Missing
Two Indian climbers have died and another has gone missing in Nepal after one of them successfully scaled the world's highest peak Mount Everest, the expedition organiser said Friday, days after two mountaineers from the country perished in the Himalayan nation.
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Peruvian Climber, On Mission To Scale 14 Mountains, Dies On Nepal Peak
Experienced Peruvian climber Richard Hidalgo was found dead Wednesday on Mount Makalu, the world's fifth-highest mountain, expedition organisers in Nepal said.
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"Yeti" Footprints Sighted By Expedition Team, Tweets Indian Army
The Indian Army tweeted on Monday that its team had sighted "mysterious footprints of the mythical beast Yeti", commonly known as the "abominable snowman" that many over the decades claim to have seen, but without much proof.
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Two Dead In Nepal Plane Crash
The Makalu Air flight lost contact moments after takeoff and crashed into a hillside not far from its destination in the remote northwestern district of Humla.
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Darjeeling Gets Snow Leopard From UK, Another From France Soon
Darjeeling zoo, left with eight female and a lone male snow leopard, has now got a male big cat from England while another from France will arrive later this year for breeding conservation programme.
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Nepal Army Continues Rescue Efforts for Indian Mountaineer Arjun Vajpai
Nepal Army will make a fresh attempt to rescue young Indian Mountaineer Arjun Vajpai, who is stranded at Mount Makalu since April 30 when a devastating earthquake shook the Himalayan country.
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Arjun Vajpai: No mountain or dream too daunting for this student
That he climbed Everest at the age of 16 years and 11 months only further shows that Vajpai has the right temprament to take on Makalu - an isolated peak on the border of Nepal and China.
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French Climber Dies After Climbing World's 5th Highest Peak In Nepal
A French climber died on Mount Makalu, the world's fifth-highest peak, expedition organisers said Tuesday, the second fatality of this year's spring climbing season and both on the same mountain.
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Mountain Guide Dies In Nepal After Climbing World's Fifth-Highest Peak
A Nepali guide died after summiting the world's fifth-highest mountain, officials in the Himalayan Republic said Thursday, in the first fatality of the spring climbing season.
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Indian Climber Piyali Basak Rescued From Nepal's Mount Makalu
Indian mountaineer Piyali Basak who scaled Mt. Makalu has been rescued from the mountain after she experienced some difficulty while descending from the peak, the organisers said.
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Mountaineer Who Set National Record Among Those Killed In Uttarakhand Avalanche
Ace mountaineer Savita Kanswal, who had set a national record by climbing Mount Everest and Mount Makalu within a span of 15 days, was among those killed in the avalanche at Draupadi ka Danda-II in Uttarkashi district.
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Two Indian Mountaineers Die In Nepal, Search On For One Missing
Two Indian climbers have died and another has gone missing in Nepal after one of them successfully scaled the world's highest peak Mount Everest, the expedition organiser said Friday, days after two mountaineers from the country perished in the Himalayan nation.
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Peruvian Climber, On Mission To Scale 14 Mountains, Dies On Nepal Peak
Experienced Peruvian climber Richard Hidalgo was found dead Wednesday on Mount Makalu, the world's fifth-highest mountain, expedition organisers in Nepal said.
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"Yeti" Footprints Sighted By Expedition Team, Tweets Indian Army
The Indian Army tweeted on Monday that its team had sighted "mysterious footprints of the mythical beast Yeti", commonly known as the "abominable snowman" that many over the decades claim to have seen, but without much proof.
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Two Dead In Nepal Plane Crash
The Makalu Air flight lost contact moments after takeoff and crashed into a hillside not far from its destination in the remote northwestern district of Humla.
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Darjeeling Gets Snow Leopard From UK, Another From France Soon
Darjeeling zoo, left with eight female and a lone male snow leopard, has now got a male big cat from England while another from France will arrive later this year for breeding conservation programme.
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Nepal Army Continues Rescue Efforts for Indian Mountaineer Arjun Vajpai
Nepal Army will make a fresh attempt to rescue young Indian Mountaineer Arjun Vajpai, who is stranded at Mount Makalu since April 30 when a devastating earthquake shook the Himalayan country.
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Arjun Vajpai: No mountain or dream too daunting for this student
That he climbed Everest at the age of 16 years and 11 months only further shows that Vajpai has the right temprament to take on Makalu - an isolated peak on the border of Nepal and China.
