Climbers 'safe' on 23,000-foot Himalayan peak
source: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/20/himalayas.climbers.ap/index.html
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Italy-based organizers say two countrymen whose fellow climber perished on a Himalayan peak are believed to be heading to their base camp.
The organizers said Sunday the survivors used their satellite phone to say they are safe on Pakistan's Nanga Parbat at roughly 23,000 feet (7,000 meters).
Last week, one of Italy's most famous climbers, Karl Unterkircher, died after falling into a ravine on the peak, one of the world's deadliest.
Agostino da Polenza, from the expedition's organization, told Sky TG24 TV the survivors have a tent, water and food.
He said they were expected to use "their own two feet" to reach base camp, likely on Monday.
A rescue party had been sent from Italy to Pakistan.
The organizers said Sunday the survivors used their satellite phone to say they are safe on Pakistan's Nanga Parbat at roughly 23,000 feet (7,000 meters).
Last week, one of Italy's most famous climbers, Karl Unterkircher, died after falling into a ravine on the peak, one of the world's deadliest.
Agostino da Polenza, from the expedition's organization, told Sky TG24 TV the survivors have a tent, water and food.
He said they were expected to use "their own two feet" to reach base camp, likely on Monday.
A rescue party had been sent from Italy to Pakistan.
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