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Bodies Of 7 Nanda Devi Climbers Flown To Pithoragarh In Uttarakhand
Bodies of seven mountaineers, who died on their way to Nanda Devi East peak more than one month ago, were flown in Pithoragarh on Wednesday.
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Bodies Of 7 Climbers From Nanda Devi Brought Down In "Daredevil" Op
Climbers of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police have brought down all seven bodies of mountaineers recovered from the western ridge of the Nanda Devi East peak to a lower camp at a height of 15,600-feet from where they will be airlifted to Munsiyari on Wednesday.
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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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Nanda Devi Climbers Still Missing, Paramilitary Team Preps For Search Ops
Bad weather has hampered search operations for an eight-member team of mountaineers that went missing while trying to scale the Nanda Devi East peak in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district late last month. Officials have little hope of finding any of them alive, and there are fears that fresh avalanches in the region may have buried their bodies deep...
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Bodies Of Nanda Devi Mountaineers Sink Deeper In Snow With Fresh Avalanches
Bodies of mountaineers, who went missing on way to the Nanda Devi East peak in Uttarakhand, will have to be dug out as they have sunk deeper under snow with fresh avalanches witnessed in the area.
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Mission To Recover Bodies Of 8 Nanda Devi Climbers Begins
A joint operation of the Indian Air Force and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has begun to recover the bodies of eight mountaineers who had gone missing while they were on an expedition to the Nanda Devi peak last month.
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Mountaineers' Team On Way To Pindari Glacier To Retrieve Climbers' Bodies
A 14-member team if mountaineers has left for Pindari Glacier to retrieve through land routes the bodies of five climbers who died last month on their way to the Nanda Devi East peak. The Indian Mountaineering Foundation team left for Pindari glacier in Bageshwar district through which it intends to retrieve the bodies, spotted close to an unscaled...
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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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Mission To Retrieve Nanda Devi Climbers' Bodies Halted Over Bad Weather
Eight climbers - four from Britain, two from the United States and one each from Australia and India - were reported missing last Friday after they failed to return to their base camp near Nanda Devi, India's second highest mountain
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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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Climbers Missing On Nanda Devi "Knowingly Risked Their Lives": Report
Eight climbers believed to be dead on a treacherous mountain in Uttarakhand "knowingly risked" their lives by changing their plans without permission, an official said Tuesday.
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Indian Among Missing Climbers Near Nanda Devi, Situation Bleak: Official
Two Indian Air Force helicopters and a rescue team scoured the Himalayan region around the Nanda Devi mountain for eight missing climbers without success on Sunday and survivors are unlikely to be found, two government officials said.
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Bodies Of 7 Nanda Devi Climbers Flown To Pithoragarh In Uttarakhand
Bodies of seven mountaineers, who died on their way to Nanda Devi East peak more than one month ago, were flown in Pithoragarh on Wednesday.
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Bodies Of 7 Climbers From Nanda Devi Brought Down In "Daredevil" Op
Climbers of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police have brought down all seven bodies of mountaineers recovered from the western ridge of the Nanda Devi East peak to a lower camp at a height of 15,600-feet from where they will be airlifted to Munsiyari on Wednesday.
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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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Nanda Devi Climbers Still Missing, Paramilitary Team Preps For Search Ops
Bad weather has hampered search operations for an eight-member team of mountaineers that went missing while trying to scale the Nanda Devi East peak in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district late last month. Officials have little hope of finding any of them alive, and there are fears that fresh avalanches in the region may have buried their bodies deep...
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Bodies Of Nanda Devi Mountaineers Sink Deeper In Snow With Fresh Avalanches
Bodies of mountaineers, who went missing on way to the Nanda Devi East peak in Uttarakhand, will have to be dug out as they have sunk deeper under snow with fresh avalanches witnessed in the area.
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Mission To Recover Bodies Of 8 Nanda Devi Climbers Begins
A joint operation of the Indian Air Force and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has begun to recover the bodies of eight mountaineers who had gone missing while they were on an expedition to the Nanda Devi peak last month.
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Mountaineers' Team On Way To Pindari Glacier To Retrieve Climbers' Bodies
A 14-member team if mountaineers has left for Pindari Glacier to retrieve through land routes the bodies of five climbers who died last month on their way to the Nanda Devi East peak. The Indian Mountaineering Foundation team left for Pindari glacier in Bageshwar district through which it intends to retrieve the bodies, spotted close to an unscaled...
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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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Mission To Retrieve Nanda Devi Climbers' Bodies Halted Over Bad Weather
Eight climbers - four from Britain, two from the United States and one each from Australia and India - were reported missing last Friday after they failed to return to their base camp near Nanda Devi, India's second highest mountain
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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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Climbers Missing On Nanda Devi "Knowingly Risked Their Lives": Report
Eight climbers believed to be dead on a treacherous mountain in Uttarakhand "knowingly risked" their lives by changing their plans without permission, an official said Tuesday.
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Indian Among Missing Climbers Near Nanda Devi, Situation Bleak: Official
Two Indian Air Force helicopters and a rescue team scoured the Himalayan region around the Nanda Devi mountain for eight missing climbers without success on Sunday and survivors are unlikely to be found, two government officials said.
