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California man Rick Hitch dies climbing Mount Everest

Rick Hitch died on his final approach to the summit.

2,000 Everest trekkers stranded by severe weather

Trekers stranded in the foothills of Mount Everest because of bad weather

3 die on Everest, after summiting, 2 missing

A German, a Canadian and a South Korean died, while 2 more are missing.

Mt Everest: Another body found by climbers

Climbers have reported finding another body on Mount Everest, raising the death toll to four.

A photo taken on Sept. 30, 2010 shows Mount Everest (C) from the window of a Druk Air aircraft during a flight from Bangkok to Paro. Everest is the world's highest mountain above sea level, at 29,029 feet high.

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