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As a result, Nepal — which is home to eight of the world’s 14 highest peaks — has made efforts to crack down on the number of unprepared climbers on Everest while redirecting tourists to other parts of the country.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025 -
Officials in Italy used a combination of flying drones and AI software to locate the remains of a man who vanished in September Back in September 2024, a 64-year-old climber went missing in Italy’s Cottian Alps.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
8 Aug. 2025
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As of Wednesday morning, rescuers – who included local mountaineers and porters – were racing against time to reach Dahlmeier, according to Faizullah Faraq, a spokesman for the regional Gilgit-Baltistan government, per the Associated Press.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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But in recent years, Everest has sometimes seen high-altitude traffic jams as hundreds of mountaineers attempt to reach the summit on a compressed schedule after concerns such as extreme winds shortened the climbing season.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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“Backpacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backpacker. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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