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cali

(114,904 posts) Sun Sep 23, 2012, 04:32 PM Sep 2012

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At least 9 climbers killed in Himalayan avalanche

Posted September 23rd, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-4)

At least nine climbers have been killed in an avalanche on the world's eighth-highest mountain.

About 25 people were near the top of the 8,156-meter Mount Manaslu in Nepal when it was hit by a wall of snow early Sunday, in one of the worst tragedies in Himalayan mountaineering in recent years.

Local officials said most of those killed were French and that other climbers were from Italy, Germany and Spain.

The identities of the victims were not released.
http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/09/23/nine-killed-in-himalayan-avalanche/

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At least 9 climbers killed in Himalayan avalanche (Original Post) cali Sep 2012 OP

I was scared enough about avalanches in the Sierra Nevada - I never had any interest in kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #1

at least they weren't "base jumping" quinnox Sep 2012 #2

Dead is dead taterguy Sep 2012 #3

there is always one or two posters who say quinnox Sep 2012 #4

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

1. I was scared enough about avalanches in the Sierra Nevada - I never had any interest in

Reply to cali (Original post)

Sun Sep 23, 2012, 04:42 PM

Sep 2012

climbing the Big Boys (well, and I wasn't a strong enough climber). Horrible tragedy. 9 dead, 6 missing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manaslu

quinnox

(20,600 posts)

2. at least they weren't "base jumping"

Reply to cali (Original post)

Sun Sep 23, 2012, 04:44 PM

Sep 2012

now that is insane. look it up on youtube for what these freaks do.

taterguy

(29,582 posts)

3. Dead is dead

Reply to quinnox (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 23, 2012, 04:46 PM

Sep 2012

What difference does it make what they were doing?

quinnox

(20,600 posts)

4. there is always one or two posters who say

Reply to taterguy (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 23, 2012, 04:49 PM

Sep 2012

"they deserve it" for doing something risky like this, I was just anticipating that response.

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