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Nepal Lets Everest Permit Dodger Off $22,000 Fine

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Nepal said Friday a South African who tried to climb Mount Everest without a permit can go home without paying a $22,000 fine, but banned him from mountaineering there for 10 years. Ryan Sean Davy, 43, was found hiding in a cave near Everest base camp nearly two weeks ago after being spotted on the … Read more

Three British Gurkhas Return To Everest, Make Summit

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Three British Gurkha soldiers reached the summit of Mount Everest on Monday, two years after being caught in an avalanche on the mountain sparked by the earthquake that devastated swathes of Nepal. The climbers are the first to summit the world’s highest peak from the south side this spring season, as strong winds, fresh snowfall … Read more