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Quake-hit Nepal opens Mt Everest for autumn season
Published Sun, Aug 23, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Kathmandu
NEPAL on Sunday opened Mount Everest for the autumn season, granting its first climbing permit four months after a deadly earthquake triggered an avalanche at its base camp.
Hundreds of climbers had to abandon attempts when the avalanche struck in April, marking a second summer season with virtually no one reaching the summit of the world's highest mountain.
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