Alberto Cerain and Xabier Alzola summited GI on July 29, after breaking trail all the way up and finding tough conditions at the Japanese Couloir. Image courtesy of GI/GII Basque expedition (click to enlarge).
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Due to the August summer holidays, the following Week in Review edition covers the past 2 weeks' events. Regular weekly schedule will resume starting next Sunday.Altitude blamed but Statistics challenge Doctor's Everest warning Media citing an article in the British Medical Journal by British Doctor Andrew Sutherland state that the death rate on Everest remains alarmingly high, fairly unchanged, with about one death for every 10 successful ascents. Yet in the last six years the Everest summit/fatality rate is less than 2% -...
