2 Men Die on Separate Mt. Everest Climbs
From Times Wire Reports
An Austrian man fell to his death on an expedition during which more than 50 climbers and Sherpa guides scaled Mt. Everest in a two-day span, Nepalese officials said.
An Australian man died on a separate expedition on the Chinese side of the 29,035-foot mountain.
Earlier in the week, a 15-year-old Sherpa boy became the youngest climber to reach the summit, state-run Nepal Television said.
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