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Woman sees family die on mountain
A 50-year-old woman has witnessed her husband and three children falling to their deaths while climbing near Europe's highest peak.
The Dutch woman watched as the four victims, who were roped together, fell 1,600ft (500m) down an icy slope in the French-Italian Alpine range.
The woman was treated in hospital for the effects of shock.
The family had been climbing Mont Dolent - part of the Mont Blanc massif - which is 12,500ft high.
"We think one of them slipped and pulled the others down," Oscar Tajola, head of the mountain rescue team in the Italian town of Courmayeur, told the Associated Press news agency.
The woman saw the accident as she descended the mountain alone by another route, officials said.
She later identified the bodies of her husband, who was 56, their 20-year-old son, and two daughters, aged 17 and 23, which were recovered by Italian mountain rescue workers. A 50-year-old woman has witnessed her husband and three children falling to their deaths while climbing near Europe's highest peak. ... more -
76 year old man sets Everest record
A 76 year old Nepalese man has become the oldest person to climb Mount Everest, according to officials.
A tourism ministry spokesman said Bahadur Sherchan reached the summit on Sunday morning in good health and was set to return to base camp on Monday.
Climbers have been flocking to the mountain since ascents were temporarily halted because of security concerns over the Olympic torch relay.
On Thursday, a record 86 mountaineers reached the 8,850m (29,035ft) summit.
Good weather has also meant favourable climbing conditions.
Also on Thursday, another Nepalese man, 47-year-old Appa Sherpa, broke his own record for the most ascents after climbing the mountain for the 18th time. A 76 year old Nepalese man has become the oldest person to climb Mount Everest, according to officials. ... more -
The Torch Climbs Everest
The Olympic torch reached the summit of Everest after several days of weather related delays.
The ascent and broadcast of the torches at 29,035 feet was a success in terms of safety and technological coordination, however political concerns over China's rule over Tibet still cloud the Games. The Olympic torch reached the summit of Everest after several days of weather related delays. ... more -
BLINDSIGHT: Blind Tibetan Children Climb Mount Everest
They lost their sight, but they didn't lose their vision
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HILLARY IS DEAD
Sir Edmund Hillary, who scaled Everest with Tenzing Norgay in 1953, is dead.
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Jaccuzzi on Mont-Blanc summit 15771ft (4807m)
A lot of effort, but the photos are pretty amazing.
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Mont Blanc Jacuzzi Party at 15,711 Feet Was Low on Oxygen, High on Booze
A group of 20 people have celebrated a party in a huge jacuzzi at the top of the Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps at 15,711 feet. They had to carry 45 pounds of equipment each, custom-made to work with less oxygen, lower pressure and "against wind and freezing temperatures." Full gallery and details of the adventure, read more... A group of 20 people have celebrated a party in a huge jacuzzi at the top of the Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps at 15,71... more
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Jacuzzi On the Top of the Alps
These climbers brought a jacuzzi to the top of Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps, to have a soak. Those wacky Europeans.
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