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2. The Man Who Skied Down Everest - Wikipedia

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   Six Sherpa porters were killed in a single accident by a collapse of a section of the Khumbu Glacier along the main route to the base of the mountain, as well as a Japanese member who died of a heart attack. Crawley Films won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for this picture. [2]

3. Porter (carrier) - Wikipedia

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   Frequently, porters/Sherpas work for companies who hire them out to climbing groups, to serve both as porters and as mountain guides; the term "guide" is often used interchangeably with "Sherpa" or "porter", but there are certain differences. Porters are expected to prepare the route before and/or while the main expedition climbs, climbing up ...

4. 2014 Mount Everest ice avalanche - Wikipedia

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   The company also said it would make a donation to the American Himalayan Foundation Sherpa Family Fund, a charity supporting the families of those who died in the disaster. [20] Following the accident, the NMA president Ang Tsering Sherpa proposed installing avalanche-prevention barriers similar to those found above European ski resorts. [11]

5. Partner Left Stranded After 21-Year-Old Climber Plunges to ...

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   A 21-year-old rock climber fell to his death last weekend in Wyoming’s Devils Tower National Monument, while his partner was later rescued, authorities announced.

6. 1970 Mount Everest disaster - Wikipedia

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   The 1970 Mt. Everest disaster is the term for the avalanche death of six Nepalese Sherpa porters on 5 April 1970, who were killed on the Khumbu Icefall of Mount Everest while assisting the Japanese Everest Skiing Expedition 1970 climbing expedition. [1]

7. What happens if you get in an accident without insurance? - AOL

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   While uninsured motorist coverage is for accidents where the at-fault driver does not have an active auto insurance policy, underinsured motorist coverage will cover you if a driver hits you but ...