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What will the fate be of the Nanga Parbat climbers?
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Simon Kehrer and Walter Nones had been stranded on Nanga Parbat, also known as Killer Mountain, since early this week when their colleague, Karl Unterkircher, fell into a crevasse and died.
"They have been spotted. They have also been reached with some equipment, food and other things. We dropped them a bag with some equipment," Italian embassy spokesman Oddo Sergio told Reuters.
However, he said bad weather and the sharp incline were hampering efforts to rescue them.
Nanga Parbat is the world's ninth-highest peak. Its name in the Urdu language means Naked Mountain.
The 26,660 feet high peak at the western end of the Himalayas was first conquered by German Buhl, of Germany, in 1953 after 31 people died attempting it.
Since then more have died on its slopes and fewer people try to climb it because it is regarded as technically one of the most difficult mountains to climb.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSISL37020080719
http://www.agi.it/italy/news/200807181120-cro-ren0017-art.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanga_Parbat
http://www.mensvogue.com/health/slideshows/2007/12/dangerous_mountains?slide=4
"They have been spotted. They have also been reached with some equipment, food and other things. We dropped them a bag with some equipment," Italian embassy spokesman Oddo Sergio told Reuters.
However, he said bad weather and the sharp incline were hampering efforts to rescue them.
Nanga Parbat is the world's ninth-highest peak. Its name in the Urdu language means Naked Mountain.
The 26,660 feet high peak at the western end of the Himalayas was first conquered by German Buhl, of Germany, in 1953 after 31 people died attempting it.
Since then more have died on its slopes and fewer people try to climb it because it is regarded as technically one of the most difficult mountains to climb.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSISL37020080719
http://www.agi.it/italy/news/200807181120-cro-ren0017-art.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanga_Parbat
http://www.mensvogue.com/health/slideshows/2007/12/dangerous_mountains?slide=4
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Settled as Both rescued by helicopter on Thu 24th Jul 1:45pm PDT
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Both descend to base on their own: 10%, Both descend to base accompanied by other climbers: 30%, Both rescued by helicopter: 30%, Different ways both are rescued: 20%, One or both are not rescued: 10%
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Created Sat 19th Jul 2:30pm PDT by kruijs
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Settlement requested Thu 24th Jul 4:06am PDT by kruijs: Both rescued by helicopter, at least two hours ago.
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kruijs: Both rescued by helicopter, at least two hours ago.
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New Zealand Herald 5 weeks ago
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New Zealand Herald 5 weeks ago
MILAN - The organisers of a Himalayan climb are planning a helicopter rescue for two mountaineers descending Pakistan's Nanga Parbat following the death of a fellow climber. Fog forced Italian climbers Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer to stop 200 metres shy
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Maurizio Gallo, Gnaro Mondinelli and two carriers have departed the base to be coming up to meet Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer.
http://www.dernewsticker.de/news.php?id=29007 (German)
http://www.agi.it/world/news/200807230950-cro-ren0001-art.html
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