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30Apr/17

Swiss climber falls to death, preparing for Mount Everest ascent

April 30, 2017TravelAlex Lowe, Annapurna Massif, Apa Sherpa, Climbing, David Bridges, Everest, Hospitality/Recreation, Kathmandu, Lakpa Gelu, Landforms, Mingma Sherpa, Mount Everest, Mountaineering, Mountains, Nepal, Nuptse, Outdoor recreation, Physical geography, Sherpa people, Steck, Ueli, Ueli Stecksmbale

The body of experienced Swiss climber Ueli Steck is brought by helicopter to the morgue at T.U. Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, after he died while preparing to climb Mount Everest.
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20Sep/15

‘Maze Runner 2’ tops ‘Black Mass’ to win the weekend box office

September 20, 2015Films20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox films, Black Mass, Boston, Creative works, English-language films, Everest, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Films, Ghost Protocol, IMAX films, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke, Johnny Depp, Josh Brolin, M. Night Shyamalan, Maze Runner, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Shyamalan, Sony Corp, Ted, The Departed, The Maze Runner, The Maze Runner: Scorch Trails, Whitey Bulgersmbale

‘Maze Runner 2’ races past Johnny Depp’s ‘Black Mass’ for the top spot in the weekend box office
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27Apr/15

Survivor recounts terrifying moments when earthquake triggered avalanche at Mt. Everest base camp

April 27, 2015EnvironmentApa Sherpa, Avalanche, Bachendri Pal, China–Nepal border, Creative works, Disaster/Accident, Environment, Everest, Everest Base Camp, Everest base camps, Films, Geography of Tibet, Himalayas, Kathmandu, Landforms, Michael Churton, Mount Everest, Mount Everest avalanches, Nepal, New York, Physical geography, Political geography, Shigatse, Shigatse Prefecturesmbale

Survivor says “everything was gone” after quake-triggered avalanche hit Mt. Everest base camp.
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