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An Indian helicopter carrying elite paramilitary mountaineers took off Wednesday for a “very high-risk” operation to retrieve five dead climbers and three others believed...
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Under pressure after a deadly season on traffic-clogged Mount Everest, Nepal is considering tightening access to the world’s highest peak, but mountaineering experts fear...
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Eight climbers believed to be dead on a treacherous Himalayan mountain “knowingly risked” their lives by changing their plans without permission, an Indian official...
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A helicopter searching for eight climbers missing on India’s second-highest peak spotted five bodies on Monday, officials said. Nothing has been heard from the...
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Indian authorities Monday narrowed down the search for eight climbers missing on India’s second-highest mountain for several days after an avalanche, saying they have...
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Four British climbers have been rescued from an avalanche-hit Himalayan mountain range, Indian authorities said Sunday, as a frantic search continued for eight other...
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Scores of emergency workers were battling bad weather Saturday to locate eight climbers missing on India’s second highest mountain, an official said. Four Britons,...
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French authorities have moved to ban climbers from scaling Mont Blanc unless they have booked a room in one of the shelters on the...
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As the return of cloud and frozen hurricane-force winds seal off Mount Everest for another year, questions are being asked about how to police...
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A US climber has died after descending from Everest, officials said Tuesday, taking this season’s toll to 11 including several deaths blamed on overcrowding...