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April 24, 2014

Cancellations on Everest amid talks to save climbing season
Kathmandu (AFP) April 23, 2014
Nepal's government strove Wednesday to save the Everest climbing season from an unprecedented walkout by sherpa guides as another major mountaineering company abandoned its expedition following a deadly avalanche last week. New Zealand-based Adventure Consultants lost three people in Friday's avalanche, which struck a party of sherpas preparing routes for commercial climbers up the world's highest peak and killed 16. The company said in a statement that "after much discussion and consideration ... read more

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