The Atlantic Wire
by Dashiell Bennett
April 29, 2013

Three veteran mountaineers were almost killed on Mount Everest this weekend, but not by the thin air or crippling cold that tried to do them in—it was a mob angry of Sherpas. The three European men were involved in a brawl at 24,000 feet when a dispute over climbing procedure turned into a violent, near-death scuffle that raises new questions about the overcrowding of the summit. Local officials are investigating the matter and say it's the first time they ever heard of such an incident at the world's biggest mountain.

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http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/...st-brawl/64690/

Will wonders never cease?

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The Atlantic Wire
by Dashiell Bennett
April 29, 2013

Three veteran mountaineers were almost killed on Mount Everest this weekend, but not by the thin air or crippling cold that tried to do them in—it was a mob angry of Sherpas. The three European men were involved in a brawl at 24,000 feet when a dispute over climbing procedure turned into a violent, near-death scuffle that raises new questions about the overcrowding of the summit. Local officials are investigating the matter and say it's the first time they ever heard of such an incident at the world's biggest mountain.

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http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/...st-brawl/64690/

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The Atlantic Wire
by Dashiell Bennett
April 29, 2013

Three veteran mountaineers were almost killed on Mount Everest this weekend, but not by the thin air or crippling cold that tried to do them in—it was a mob angry of Sherpas. The three European men were involved in a brawl at 24,000 feet when a dispute over climbing procedure turned into a violent, near-death scuffle that raises new questions about the overcrowding of the summit. Local officials are investigating the matter and say it's the first time they ever heard of such an incident at the world's biggest mountain.

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http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/...st-brawl/64690/

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My nephew went up there twice, never did say why, other than to say mares milk tasted bad when fermented.

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Zitat

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Witnesses say the three Europeans—one Italian, one British, and one Swiss climber—ignored the request and started climbing above them on their own. One of them may have also knocked some ice loose, hitting one of the Sherpas.

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For a change they can't blame "ugly Americans" for this. Looks like it was some Eurotrash. BTW, doesn't the three nationalities listed look like the start of a joke?