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BBC OS Conversations: Mount Everest

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The Difficulties Faced by Climbers

I was under way up on ice fall in the morning with some climbs at around docks. Suddenly, a big shout came off from the Lola which covered everything and then killed 16 of our Sherpas guys. One of the driving problems this year was changing weather patterns all because of climate change. So we had unusual snowfall. The focus went walking well, which caused a lot of climbers to lose their fingers first bite,. A lot of cases deaths as well. For us, for Sherpa people here, it's not just a mountain.

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