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Expeditions in limbo

  • by billibierling
  • 28 March 2008
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In 2008, the Chinese government closed the north side of Mount Everest in Tibet due to its bid to take the Olympic torch to the top of the world. This caused a problem for many other teams.

http://www.nepalitimes.com.np/issue/393/Nation/14645

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