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Climbers worked in shifts to limit radiation exposure while firefighters handed them hoses, but the water quickly turned to ice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Climbers ascending the Ober Gabelhorn mountain discovered human remains on October 15, the southern Wallis region's cantonal police said in a statement.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Climbers crossing the Theodul glacier above Zermatt noticed a hiking boot and crampons emerging from the ice.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

Climbers also reported the usual number of mountaineers en route to the peak’s top this week.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024

Climbers who snidely denigrate this as the Yak Route, I decided, had obviously never been through the Khumbu Icefall.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer