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Dec 8, 2025 · At this point, the defense’s account skips ahead some nine hours, to 10:30 p.m., when the two climbers are still climbing toward the summit. It is possible the party believed it would be faster or …

Apr 4, 2025 · The change meant that climbing from Tibet was out, so Pasang and I decided we would climb the route in front of us, on the south side of Everest. We were here and that was all that we …