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5 Russian Mountaineers Killed While Climbing Dhaulagiri In Nepal
Five Russian mountaineers were killed while climbing in Nepal, a tourism official said Tuesday, two days after the team lost contact while on the world's seventh-highest mountain, Dhaulagiri.
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Body Of A Climber Found Year After Uttarakhand Mountaineering Tragedy
A year after an avalanche killed 29 mountaineers on the way to Draupadi Ka Danda peak in one of the worst mountaineering tragedies, the body of one more climber was recovered on Thursday.
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US Mountaineer Missing While Skiing Down World's 8th Highest Peak In Nepal
Renowned US ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson has gone missing on Nepal's Manaslu mountain, on the same day that an avalanche killed a Nepali climber on the same peak, expedition organisers and officials said Tuesday.
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10 Climbers Killed In Iran, Ship Crew Missing After Snowfall And Storms
At least 10 climbers have died and several more are missing in mountains north of Iran's capital Tehran after heavy snowfall, state media reported on Saturday, and the seven crew members of a ship are also missing after storms in the Gulf.
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Search For Eighth Climber On Nanda Devi Mountain Abandoned
Authorities said Saturday they have abandoned the search for an eighth climber presumed killed in a deadly avalanche that struck near India's second-highest Himalayan peak last month.
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Climbers' Bodies Found On Nanda Devi Were Tied Together With Rope: Police
Seven climbers killed on India's second highest mountain last month were roped together when an avalanche struck, an official said Thursday.
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Bodies Of Climbers Retrieved From Nanda Devi Peak After Month-Long Search
The bodies of seven climbers killed on India's second-highest mountain were retrieved Sunday, capping a nearly month-long search by mountaineering experts in treacherous Himalayan terrain.
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Mountaineers Trek To Find Missing Climbers On Nanda Devi
Mountaineers on Monday began a dangerous trek toward an isolated Himalayan slope in order to find the bodies of eight climbers feared killed by an avalanche.
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"High-Risk" Retrieval Of Dead Climbers On Himalaya's Nanda Devi Begins
A helicopter carrying elite paramilitary mountaineers took off Wednesday for a "very high-risk" operation to retrieve five dead climbers and three others believed killed scaling a treacherous Himalayan peak.
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"We're OK" Says British Colleague Of 8 Climbers Feared Dead In India
Authorities said on Tuesday it could take days to recover the bodies of a group of mountain climbers believed killed in an avalanche high in the Himalayas, as four of their colleagues who survived the expedition prepared to leave the mountains.
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Mount Everest Is So Crowded That Climbers Are Dying In Traffic Jams
Anjali Kulkarni, an Indian mountain climber, trained for six years to make it to the top of Mount Everest, the highest mountain peak in the world. She finally fulfilled her longtime goal when she reached the summit this week. But it was the descent that killed her.
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3 Indian Climbers Die On Crowded Slopes Of Mount Everest
Three Indian climbers, two women among them, died of exhaustion while descending the slopes of Mount Everest, Nepali officials said on Friday, taking to 15 the total of mountaineers killed or missing in this year's climbing season.
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Climber, Who Dug Herself Out Of Avalanche, "Broken" As Her 2 Guides Dead
A climber who dug herself out to safety after being buried by an avalanche in New Zealand said Wednesday she was "absolutely broken" by the deaths of two German guides in the accident.
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Bodies Of 9 Climbers Who Died In Snowstorm On Nepal's Mount Gurja Found
The bodies of nine climbers killed on Nepal's Mount Gurja were retrieved on Sunday as rescuers tried to piece together what led to the freak accident, the deadliest to hit the Himalayan nation's mountaineering industry in recent years.
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9 Climbers Dead On Nepal's Mount Gurja After Snowstorm: Officials
Nine members of a South Korean climbing expedition were killed after a violent snowstorm swept them off a cliff on Nepal's Mount Gurja, one of the deadliest mountaineering accidents to hit the Himalayan nation in recent years.
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5 Russian Mountaineers Killed While Climbing Dhaulagiri In Nepal
Five Russian mountaineers were killed while climbing in Nepal, a tourism official said Tuesday, two days after the team lost contact while on the world's seventh-highest mountain, Dhaulagiri.
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Body Of A Climber Found Year After Uttarakhand Mountaineering Tragedy
A year after an avalanche killed 29 mountaineers on the way to Draupadi Ka Danda peak in one of the worst mountaineering tragedies, the body of one more climber was recovered on Thursday.
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US Mountaineer Missing While Skiing Down World's 8th Highest Peak In Nepal
Renowned US ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson has gone missing on Nepal's Manaslu mountain, on the same day that an avalanche killed a Nepali climber on the same peak, expedition organisers and officials said Tuesday.
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10 Climbers Killed In Iran, Ship Crew Missing After Snowfall And Storms
At least 10 climbers have died and several more are missing in mountains north of Iran's capital Tehran after heavy snowfall, state media reported on Saturday, and the seven crew members of a ship are also missing after storms in the Gulf.
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Search For Eighth Climber On Nanda Devi Mountain Abandoned
Authorities said Saturday they have abandoned the search for an eighth climber presumed killed in a deadly avalanche that struck near India's second-highest Himalayan peak last month.
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Climbers' Bodies Found On Nanda Devi Were Tied Together With Rope: Police
Seven climbers killed on India's second highest mountain last month were roped together when an avalanche struck, an official said Thursday.
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Bodies Of Climbers Retrieved From Nanda Devi Peak After Month-Long Search
The bodies of seven climbers killed on India's second-highest mountain were retrieved Sunday, capping a nearly month-long search by mountaineering experts in treacherous Himalayan terrain.
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Mountaineers Trek To Find Missing Climbers On Nanda Devi
Mountaineers on Monday began a dangerous trek toward an isolated Himalayan slope in order to find the bodies of eight climbers feared killed by an avalanche.
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"High-Risk" Retrieval Of Dead Climbers On Himalaya's Nanda Devi Begins
A helicopter carrying elite paramilitary mountaineers took off Wednesday for a "very high-risk" operation to retrieve five dead climbers and three others believed killed scaling a treacherous Himalayan peak.
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"We're OK" Says British Colleague Of 8 Climbers Feared Dead In India
Authorities said on Tuesday it could take days to recover the bodies of a group of mountain climbers believed killed in an avalanche high in the Himalayas, as four of their colleagues who survived the expedition prepared to leave the mountains.
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Mount Everest Is So Crowded That Climbers Are Dying In Traffic Jams
Anjali Kulkarni, an Indian mountain climber, trained for six years to make it to the top of Mount Everest, the highest mountain peak in the world. She finally fulfilled her longtime goal when she reached the summit this week. But it was the descent that killed her.
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3 Indian Climbers Die On Crowded Slopes Of Mount Everest
Three Indian climbers, two women among them, died of exhaustion while descending the slopes of Mount Everest, Nepali officials said on Friday, taking to 15 the total of mountaineers killed or missing in this year's climbing season.
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Climber, Who Dug Herself Out Of Avalanche, "Broken" As Her 2 Guides Dead
A climber who dug herself out to safety after being buried by an avalanche in New Zealand said Wednesday she was "absolutely broken" by the deaths of two German guides in the accident.
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Bodies Of 9 Climbers Who Died In Snowstorm On Nepal's Mount Gurja Found
The bodies of nine climbers killed on Nepal's Mount Gurja were retrieved on Sunday as rescuers tried to piece together what led to the freak accident, the deadliest to hit the Himalayan nation's mountaineering industry in recent years.
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9 Climbers Dead On Nepal's Mount Gurja After Snowstorm: Officials
Nine members of a South Korean climbing expedition were killed after a violent snowstorm swept them off a cliff on Nepal's Mount Gurja, one of the deadliest mountaineering accidents to hit the Himalayan nation in recent years.
