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"We need a weather forecast," came a call from the Hornbein Couloir climbers before their risky summit attempt. The community heard them: Amicals Ralf Dujmovits and veteran Himalaya forecaster Swiss Javier G. Corripio both shot over a weather alert - the next day Himalaya was buried in snow and climbers ran for Base Camps. It looks like the end of the bad weather in Eastern Nepal is in sight, however: "Still some heavy precipitation expected tomorrow," reported Javier today, "but it will start clearing up on the first hours...
