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Fifteen more climbers atop Mt Everest
May 17, 2007, 8:19 GMT
Kathmandu - The Nepalese government Thursday confirmed 15 more climbers from five countries successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest.
The Ministry of Tourism said Thomas M Lehane from Ireland, Iain M G Peter from Britain and Paul Frank Giorgio from the United States, along with seven high-altitude Sherpa guides, were among those reaching the summit of the 8,848-metre-high peak Thursday morning.
The ministry also confirmed the deaths of two South Korean climbers on Mt Everest.
It said 37-year-old Hee Joon Oh and 34-year-old Hyun Jo Lee of the 2007 Park's Everest South-West Face Expedition'died after they slipped down from 8,300 metres during their accent.
However, another South Korea expedition was able to put three of its members on the summit.
Hongbin Kim, Junghyun Youn and Mi-Gon Kim of Sky High Scouts on Everest Expedition reached the summit on Wednesday. Two high altitude Sherpa guides accompanying the climbers also reached the summit, the ministry said.
The latest confirmation brings the total number of climbers reaching the summit of the world's tallest mountain from the Nepalese side since Wednesday to 37.
On Wednesday, a Nepalese high-altitude guide, Appa Sherpa, set a record when he reached the summit for the 17th time.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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