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Woman climbs Everest record 7th timeExpedition organizers say a 42-year-old convenience store worker from Connecticut has scaled Mount Everest for a seventh time.WorldMay 20, 2016
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Guide operators hope Everest deaths will prompt long-overdue safety fixesCommercial guides are planning on using helicopters to replace Sherpas to carry climbing equipment above Mount Everest's notorious Khumbu Icefall.WorldMay 4, 2014
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Memorial service held for Mount Everest victimsFamily members, mountaineers and government officials gathered in Nepal's capital for a memorial service for the 16 Nepalese Sherpa guides killed in avalanche on Mount Everest.WorldApr 30, 2014
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Big, risky business: Mount Everest by the numbersA look at the numbers and facts behind climbing Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak.WorldApr 23, 2014
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Dozens of Sherpas leave Everest following deadly avalancheDozens of Sherpa guides packed up their tents and left Mount Everest's base camp Wednesday, after the avalanche deaths of 16 of their colleagues exposed an undercurrent of resentment by Sherpas over their pay.Apr 23, 2014
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B.C. climbers mourn Sherpa killed in Everest avalancheTwo B.C. climbers are grieving after learning one of the Sherpas they met when climbing Mt. Everest two years ago died in today's avalanche.Apr 19, 2014
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