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Climber calls for stricter rules after three die, two go missing on Mount Everest

Three people are dead and two people are missing after a particularly dangerous weekend on Mount Everest. This is the very narrow time-period when climbing to the summit is possible, and with increasing commercialization it’s becoming more popular. But some expert climbers say that’s incredibly dangerous.

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Everest Deaths Linked to Crowding on the Mountain

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