Author: Binaj Gurubacharya
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Nepal avalanche hit climbers as they were sleeping
KATMANDU, Nepal — Mountaineers who survived a pre-dawn avalanche high on the world’s eighth-tallest peak say they waited an hour for sunlight, and then saw pieces of tents and bodies of victims strewn around them on the snow. Veteran Italian climber Silvio Mondinelli said he and a fellow mountaineer were asleep when they heard a…
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At least 3 dead, 2 missing on Everest; Coloradan said to be OK
KATMANDU, Nepal — Three climbers died and two others were missing while descending from the summit of Mount Everest — a toll that raised concerns about overcrowding in the “death zone” at the top of the world’s tallest peak. The deadly weekend unfolded as an estimated 150 climbers tried to reach the top Friday and…
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At least 3 dead, 2 missing on Everest; Coloradan said to be OK
KATMANDU, Nepal — Three climbers died and two others were missing while descending from the summit of Mount Everest — a toll that raised concerns about overcrowding in the “death zone” at the top of the world’s tallest peak. The deadly weekend unfolded as an estimated 150 climbers tried to reach the top Friday and…