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Bodies of 2 Climbers Missing for 2-Weeks on ‘Killer Mountain’ Nanga Parbat Have Been Found

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The bodies of a British climber and his Italian partner have been found on a mountain in Pakistan two weeks after they were last heard from. Tom Ballard, 30 and Daniele Nardi, 42 were climbing Nanga Parbat in Pakistan when they lost contact on February 24. Related: Search Called Off for Climbing Duo Attempting Nanga Parbat, Pakistan | Evidence of Avalanche Visible from […]

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CragBrains | March 12, 2019
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Search Called Off for Climbing Duo Attempting Nanga Parbat, Pakistan | Evidence of Avalanche Visible from Helicopter

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Bad weather forced rescuers to call off a search Friday for two climbers who went missing in northern Pakistan on a peak known as “Killer Mountain”. Daniele Nardi and Tom Ballard, who are currently attempting a never before completed winter ascent route of the 8,000er Nanga Parbat in Pakistan, have not been heard from since Sunday 24 February when the two […]

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CragBrains | March 1, 2019
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Huge Rescue Operation Underway to Rescue Climbing Partners on World’s 9th Highest Peak

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A massive rescue operation is currently being planned after Polish alpinist Tomek Mackiewicz and the French alpinist Elisabeth Revol hoped to become the second ever team to climb the world’s 9th highest peak, Nanga Parbat (26,660ft/8,126m), in winter but became stranded high on the mountain when Mackiewicz was stricken with snow blindness and frostbite, reports rockandice.com. What was supposed to be […]

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Steven Agar | January 26, 2018
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“Inside the Nanga Parbat Massacre” | Outside Magazine

This summer, 9 mountain climbers and 2 others were murdered while in the 26,660-foot Nanga Parbat base camp in Pakistan by the Taliban.  This is the Outside Magazine story explaining exactly what happened to our fellow outdoorsman.  It’s very heavy. On the evening of June 22, some 16 to 20 local villagers disguised as Gilgit paramilitary officers hiked into base […]

SnowBrains | August 28, 2013
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9 Climbers Killed Today in Base Camp by Pakistani Taliban While Attempting Earth’s 9th Highest Mountain, Nanga Parbat

9 mountain climbers were shot to death on Sunday at 1am while at a 15,000-foot base camp en route to climb 26,660-foot Nanga Parbat, Earth’s 9th tallest mountain. One American, two Chinese, one Russian, five Ukrainians, a local guide, & one Pakistani security guard are reported to have been killed by around 12 Pakistani Taliban militants.  All of the foreigners were […]

SnowBrains | June 23, 2013
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