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Climber on the Cho Oyu glacier route at dawn in expedition double boots, an honest look at the easy 8000er
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Mount Everest summit pyramid rising behind the Nuptse ridge, seen from Kala Patthar in Nepal
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Roped climber on Disappointment Cleaver at dawn while mountaineering Rainier's glaciated upper slopes
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Climber on the exposed Hörnli Ridge with the Matterhorn summit above, climbing the Matterhorn
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