Ben Ayers

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Generally, these tragedies cause a moment of concern... but then things go back to how they were. It's difficult to say with any conviction that any accident in the mountains is 'preventable' as the inherent danger is so high... and that's part of the appeal,
Nims of course was iconic and undisputedly amongst the best of his generation,
Generally, local guides that take clients to the summit of 8,000m peaks are trained specifically for this purpose,
The prospect of higher prices and faster inflation continues to loom over confidence readings with many households taking a more cautious approach to purchases this year,

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Mountaineering community mourns famed climber Nirmal Purja

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Altogether, they summited Mount Everest dozens of times and achieved numerous feats previously thought impossible — like climbing 8,000m peaks without supplemental oxygen and scaling K2, one of the world's most lethal mountains, in the dead of winter

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