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(MountEverest.net/Madrid) Lhotse has claimed the life of Kazakh climber Sergei Samoilov, who was attempting the Lhotse-Everest traverse together with Maxut Zhumayev and Vassiliy Pivtsov. The sad news has been confirmed on the expedition's official website - Mountain.kz. While further details are expected soon, attention now focuses on Max and Vaso's safe descent back to BC. The Kazakhs might be the last men still up on Lhotse/Everest South side, since virtually other teams in the area are reportedly back in BC or already on...
