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Two Dutch climbers rescued from K2
GILGIT (AFP) - Pakistani army helicopters airlifted two frostbitten Dutch climbers from K2 on Monday after a catastrophic avalanche on the world's second highest peak killed 11 mountaineers, officials said. An attempt to evacuate an
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K2 avalanche kills 9 climbers
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - At least nine mountaineers died near the summit of K2 in the Himalayas when a huge chunk of ice sheared off the mountain and hit them, and several more climbers were missing, Pakistani tour operators said Sunday. Three
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Pak troops save 2 Italian climbers
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Two Italian climbers trapped for 11 days on a Himalayan peak were rescued in northern Pakistan by helicopter on Thursday, the Italian embassy in Islamabad said. Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer had been marooned on the
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