Mount Everest survivor to start a new exploration (Reuters) Updated: 2006-05-28 15:20
Australian mountaineer Lincoln Hall, on the back of a yak and with his hands
bandaged, prepares to depart from Advanced Base Camp at 6400m (20,800ft) on
Mount Everest, 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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