Mount Everest survivor to start a new exploration (Reuters) Updated: 2006-05-28 15:20
Australian mountaineer Lincoln Hall stands in front of Mount Everest before
departing from Advanced Base Camp at 6400m (20,800ft) on the back of a yak for a
lower camp, May 28, 2006. Hall, who was thought to have died near the summit of
Mt Everest was found alive after spending a night out on the world's highest
mountain, but remains severely ill with frostbite and altitude
sickness.[Reuters]
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