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Two men retrieved by helicopter after nine days on one of the highest and most deadly peaks in the Himalayas

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A high-altitude rescue helicopter safely plucked two stranded Italian climbers from one of the world's highest mountains on Thursday, officials said.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A high-altitude rescue helicopter safely plucked two stranded Italian climbers from one of the world's highest mountains today, officials said. Mountaineers...

July 23: We continue to wait in Base Camp for good weather. We anticipate being down off the mountain until at least July 27. Everyone is trying to stay occupied after many days of inactivity. Weather at BC isn’t too bad, but the winds are far too high to climb above Camp 1 right now.

Helicopter rescues 2 Italian mountaineers from mountain in Pakistan.

A high-altitude rescue helicopter safely plucked two stranded Italian climbers from one of the world's highest mountains on Thursday, Pakistan officials said.

A Pakistani official says an army helicopter saved two Italian climbers from one of the world's highest mountains

A high-altitude rescue helicopter safely plucked two stranded Italian climbers from one of the world's highest mountains on Thursday, officials said.

Organizers of a Himalayan climb say bad weather has delayed a helicopter rescue for two Italians descending a mountain in Pakistan following the death of a fellow climber.

"Please clearly understand that mountaineering is inherently a hazardous sport. You are choosing to engage in an activity in which participants have been injured and worse." It's the "and worse" that worries many. However, this disclaimer did not curb the enthusiasm of 12 adventurers. Their missio... By Dwayne Davis.

July 20: The weather forecast isn’t good for a number of days, so don’t expect too much activity from us. Fredrick, Chris K., Chhiring, and Eric spent an uncomfortable night at C3 before descending a couple of days ago.

20.7.2008. – Clouds, snow, wind… Every day in BC is the same. And the sun? Only seldom peeps behind the clouds. All of us are nervous. All the days we are in our tents. We go out only for snow-clearance.

A Calcutta-based mountaineer has overcome her humble background to scale the highest peak in Africa. A chance mention of her name to mountaineer Bachendri Pal put 33-year-old Lovely Das in the team for the Mt Kilimanjaro expedition.

ROME, Italy (AP) -- Italy-based organizers say two countrymen whose fellow climber perished on a Himalayan peak are believed to be heading to their base camp.

Islamabad - Two Italian climbers who have been stranded for the last five days some 7,000 metres high up a Himalayan peak told their rescuers on Sunday that they were expecting to make their way back to base camp on the following day. The two climbe...

Islamabad - Rescue teams supported by Pakistan's army on Sunday lost the sight of two Italian climbers stranded five days ago some 7,000 metres up a Himalayan peak as the bad weather continued to hamper the rescue mission. When the weather was clear...

ISLAMABAD: Rescue teams supported by Pakistan’s army halted an operation yesterday to rescue two Italian climbers stranded four days ago some 7,000m up a Himalayan peak due to unfavourable weather conditions.

AUSTRALIAN mountaineer Lincoln Hall has offered words of encouragement to two climbers stuck on one of the world's deadliest mountains.

A tour operator says Pakistani rescuers have spotted two Italian mountaineers on one of the world's deadliest peaks. A third Italian climber with them is believed to have died after a fall.