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Five climbers die in the Himalayas after falling more than 7,500 meters

This Tuesday, Nepalese authorities reported the discovery of the bodies of five Russian climbers in the Dhaulagiri I.

Two days ago, last Sunday, contact with them was lost while they were climbing the seventh highest mountain in the world, located in the Himalayas.

The bodies were found by a helicopter 7,100 meters above sea level and the reason for death is believed to be This would be a joint fall of 7,600 meters since everyone was roped up.

The expedition left base camp (at 4,650 meters) on September 30 and aimed to reach the summit in the most extreme conditions: without ropes placed by others, without the assistance of a Sherpa and without supplemental oxygen.

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