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Shock Blizzards Kill Two Climbers
By Jon on 22/10/2004 11:44:12
Two climbers in Yosemite were killed and others were stranded when shock early season blizzards struck northern California this week.
If you think the weather's bad here, spare a thought for walkersand climbers in northern California. The area was unexpectedly hit byearly season blizzards this week killing two climbers in Yosemite andstranding many others.In a gruesome scenario
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'Holy shit, I just killed a guy.'
By Jon on 27/10/2000 10:38:00
One of four young American climbers kidnapped in Kyrgyzakstan has confessed to killing a captor so they could escape
Tommy Caldwell, one of the four young American climbers kidnappedin Kyrgyzstan in August, has confessed that it was he who pushed oneof their captors from a cliff in order to escape.Initially the four had pledged not to reveal which of them wasdirectly responsible for the kidnapp...
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Record-Breaking Sherpa Killed On Everest
By Jon on 30/04/2001 11:32:00
Updated Babu Chiri, the Sherpa who climbed Everest in less than 17 hours is reported to have been killed on the mountain
Updated Nepalnews.com is now reporting that Chiri's bodyhas now been helicoptered to Kathmandu this morning - Tuesday - forfinal rites.Babu Chiri, the Sherpa who set an astonishing speed record onEverest last year has reportedly died after falling into a crevasseclose to Camp 2 o...
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Plane Crash In Nepal Trekking Area Kills 18
By Jon on 22/08/2002 12:26:15
A plane en route to Pokhara at the start of the classic Annapurna trek has crashed killing 18 people including one Briton
A British tourist was among 18 people who died in a light aircraftcrash in one of Nepal's most popular trekking areas.The Twin Otter light aricraft was apparently en route from Jomosomto Pokhara, the trailhead for some of the most popular treks in Nepalincluding the Annapurna San...
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Nepal Air Crash Kills 19 Including Trekkers
By Jon on 28/09/2012 10:47:26
Plane en route to Lukla crashes shortly after take-off killing Everest-bound trekkers including soem Britons.
Very sad news from Nepal where the BBC and other news services are reporting that a plane bound for Lukla airport in the Khumbu, the main starting point for the trek to Everest base camp, has crashed near Kathmandu killing all 19 people on board
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Brit Reported Killed On Everest
By Jon on 30/04/2002 17:02:54
A British climber is reported to have died after falling from the Lhotse face on Everest
Ananova is reporting that a British climber has been killed onEverest.According to the story,Peter Legate, 38, a business manager, of Lymington, Hampshire fell onthe Lhotse Face between camps two and three.Everestnews, probably the most reliable
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British Climber Killed In Nepal
By Jon on 13/05/2003 14:04:27
A British climber fell to his death in the Nepal Himalaya at the weekend, the first climbing fatality of the Everest 50th Anniversary climbing season
is the first climber reportedly killed inthe Nepal Himalaya this season. Our sympathies to his friends andfamily.See this BBCnews story for more details.
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Cola Kills Himalayas
By Jon on 17/09/2002 16:31:51
International cola giants fined for damaging delicate Himalayan eco systems
Both Pepsi and Coca Cola have been fined for defacing theHimalayas...The companies were among 12 firms punished for defacingecologically sensitive areas of the Indian Himalaya withadvertisements and were ordered to deposit money towards repairingthe damage they'd caused.Apparentl...
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Avalanche Kills Trekkers In Nepal
By Jon on 27/03/2001 11:07:00
Party on Annapurna Sanctuary Route
OutsideOnline is reporting that four trekkers have been killed by amassive avalanche in central Nepal.Apparently the victims - three Australians and an Israeli - wereburied under 20-40 metres of ice and rock when the avalanche strucknear the Modi
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Killing The Golden Goose?
By Jon on 24/01/2002 11:51:46
The new park and ride transport plans for Snowdonia have sparked fierce controversy already.
.Obviously most rational people would support proposals thatimproved public transport and made it a feasible option, but the fearis that these proposals, as the stand, would 'kill the golden goose'and walkers and climbers would be the first to be excluded.
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