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Nepal reopens Everest after China event
upi.com May 9, 2008
KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 9 (UPI) -- Nepal reopened Mount Everest to climbing expeditions following China's success Thursday in taking its Olympic flame atop the world's tallest peak. ... Nepalese officials had banned climbing on Mount Everest beyond Camp II since April 2,...
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