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| Aug. 3 |
 Pakistan |
Climber: 11 killed in avalanche on K2| An ice avalanche knocked down a fixed rope that climbers were using to reach the summit, the world's most difficult peak to climb | |
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| May.25 |
 Nepal |
76-year-old breaks Everest record| A 76-year-old Nepalese man became the oldest person to climb the world's highest mountain | |
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| May.7 |
 Tibet |
Olympic flame lit on Everest peak  | Chinese climbers bearing the flame have reached the summit. The climbers lighting the torch before taking the final steps up to the summit | | |
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Tibet |
Everest camps repaired for torch ascent Climbers have repaired 2 of 3 camps damaged by harsh weather, bringing them closer to an attempt to take the Olympic torch to the summit
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| May.5 |
Tibet |
Weather threatens Everest torch ascent Heavy snow and high winds have delayed climbers from carrying the flame to the top of the world's highest peak
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| May.3 |
Tibet |
Everest torch relay delayed by snow
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| Jan.21 |
 New Zealand |
Final farewell for Edmund Hillary  Map of Auckland New Zealand| Sir Edmund Hillary was laid to rest as thousands paid tribute to a mountaineer who conquested Mt Everest in 1953 | |
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| Jan.10 |
New Zealand |
Everest legend Edmund Hillary dies | Sir Edmund Hillary gained worldwide fame after he and guide Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest | | |
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Fans rampage after killing
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| Aug.22 |
Nepal |
Climb Everest for a discount rate Nepal will slash climbing fees for Everest in the off-season to lure mountaineers and boost tourism hit by years of a Maoist conflict
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| Jul.5 |
 Northern Italy |
 3 climbers found dead in Alps 3 Polish climbers were found dead after they were caught up in an avalanche on the Mont Blanc mountain on the French-Italian border
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| Dec.17 |
 Oregon |
One climber dead; two remain missing 1 of 3 climbers missing for more than a week on Mount Hood in Oregon was found dead
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| Aug.10 |
 Kashmir |
  Climber rescued from major peak Troops have rescued a Slovenian climber stuck under a narrow ice ledge on one of the highest peaks for 6 days
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| Dec.9 |
New Zealand |
 Latvian climbers die on NZ peak The bodies of 4 climbers have been found dead near to the summit of Mount Cook
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| May.22 |
Nepal |
Everest speed record broken A 25-year-old Pemba Dorjie Sherpa has set a new world record for the fastest ever ascent of Mount Everest
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| May.24 |
Nepal |
Youngest climber tops Everest 8th-grade student Temba Tsheri broke the record set in 1973. He lost five fingers to frostbite last year
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| Mar.28 |
Nepal |
 Blind climber to take Everest Erik Weihenmeyer, 32, an American has climbed mountains around the world since losing sight at the age of 13
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