1996 Mount Everest disaster
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1996-mount-everest-disaster-185-11784012
title:
1996 Mount Everest disaster
text:
The 1996 Mount Everest disaster occurred on 10–11 May 1996 when eight climbers caught in a blizzard died on Mount Everest while attempting to descend from the summit. Over the entire season, 12 people died trying to reach the summit, making it the deadliest season on Mount Everest at the time and the third deadliest after the 23 fatalities resulting from avalanches caused by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake and the 16 fatalities of the 2014 Mount Everest avalanche. The 1996 disaster received wide
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description:
Death of eight climbers
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Mount_Everest_disaster
date created:
2007-06-01T13:52:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T20:34:49Z
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