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No One Will Climb Everest This Year | The Last Team Pulls Out

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For the first time in many years, it appears that no one will climb Mt. Everest this year. The last team that was holding out to climb Everest left the mountain today. New Zealander Russell Brice, owner of outfitter Himalayan Experience, the last team holding out to climb Everest, announced today that he’ll be leaving the mountain with his team.“Now having considered all facts, I can tell you that we will not be continuing any of our ascents in Nepal this season.” – Russell Brice
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Heavy New Footage of the Everest Avalanche | “A Tribute to the Fallen”

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“Imagine a 1500 ft tidal wave of snow, rock and debris headed straight towards you. This was our reality on April 25th, 2015 at Mt. Everest basecamp when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake triggered a massive avalanche at Mt. Everest Basecamp that claimed 16 lives and critically injured 50+ men and women. I shot as much as I could before putting the cameras down to help the critically injured and wounded. 16 people lost their lives including […]
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Video of the Massive Avalanche That Killed 15 People on Mt. Everest

Early yesterday morning an avalanche came down on a group of Sherpa on Mt. Everest at around 21,000 feet. They were ascending the mountain to set up fixed ropes for the climbers they were assisting. The avalanche was massive and it took the lives of 15 of the Sherpa. Some are still missing and some have been injured. This was the single worst tragedy in Mt. Everest climbing history. People have been climbing Everest since the 1920s.[..]
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