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"Farewell to a wonderful person" - Double Olympic champion killed by falling rocks in Karakoram mountains climbing accident
Laura Dahlmeier, who had won two Olympic biathlon golds, had climbed to around 18,700ft on the daunting Laila Peak in ...
Pakistani rescuers will try again to reach an injured climber stranded on a mountain
Pakistani officials say a German mountaineer and Olympic gold medalist was seriously injured while attempting to scale a peak ...
Major Storms Hit the Karakoram, Upending Climbing, Trekking
Bad weather has thwarted all attempts to summit Broad Peak and diminished hopes for K2 climbers, since the worst of the storm ...
How climate change is changing mountaineering
The consequences of global warming can no longer be overlooked. Olympian Laura Dahlmeier's fatal mountain accident in Pakistan proved once again that the dangers of mountaineering are increasing.
International team attempting mountain rescue of former Olympic champ
An international team is trying to rescue badly injured former Olympic biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier from a peak on ...
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Protesting traders block Karakoram Highway for second consecutive day
GILGIT: The ongoing protest by local traders, affiliated with Pakistan-China trade through Khunjerab Pass, against taxes ...
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Former Olympian Seriously Injured on Karakoram Peak
Laura Dahlmeier, the former German Olympic gold medalist in biathlon, was 'at least severely injured' on Pakistan's Laila ...