http://www.dolbajao.com/rss.php (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
Globe and Mail - 16 hours agoISLAMABAD -- Just moments before famed Italian climber Karl Unterkircher disappeared down a crevasse on Pakistan's notorious Nanga Parbat peak, fellow mountaineer Simon Kehrer had crossed the same snowy patch covering the opening.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Islamabad - The two Italian climbers who were rescued from a deadly Himalayan peak two days ago left Islamabad on Saturday for Milan. Simon Kehrer and Walter Nones were attempting a new route up Nanga Parbat (the Naked Mountain in the Urdu language),...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Just moments before famed Italian climber Karl Unterkircher disappeared down a crevasse on Pakistan's notorious Nanga Parbat peak, fellow mountaineer Simon Kehrer had crossed the same snowy patch covering the opening.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Battered and bruised, exhausted but alive, two Italian climbers rescued from one of the world's highest peaks have paid tribute to their friend who fell to his death on one of Pakistan's most dangerous mountains.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Karl Unterkircher, one of the world's top mountaineers, died when a bridge of snow masking a crevasse on Pakistan's "Killer Mountain" gave way under his tentative step, his surviving colleagues said Friday.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Islamabad - A Pakistani pilot who saved the lives of two Italian climbers stranded at a deadly Himalayan peak said on Friday he had risked his life and that of his co-pilot to complete the rescue mission. An army helicopter evacuated Simon Kehrer and...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Islamabad - The two Italian climbers who were plucked from a deadly Himalayan peak a day ago said on Friday that they could do nothing to save the life of their third teammate who fell in a deep crevasse last week. An army helicopter evacuated Simon ...
News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
An Italian climber said he and his partner are OK after being rescued from a mountain in Pakistan where they were stranded for days.Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer attempted descending the mountain after their leader died last week but their efforts were hampered by severe weather, the Italian news service ANSA reported Thursday."We're OK, we're OK. There was a small avalanche (Wednesday) but we were...
NaiTazi.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Source: AP A high-altitude rescue helicopter safely plucked two stranded Italian climbers from one of the world’s highest mountains on Thursday, officials said. Mountaineers Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer were in good condition after being stranded some 21,600 feet up on Nanga Parbat Mountain, said Rashid Ahmad, a representative of a local tour company that supported the [...]
Ansa (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Pair picked up by helicopter after weather clears
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Islamabad - Pakistani rescuers on Thursday plucked two Italian climbers from a Himalayan mountain where their expert teammate fell to his death in a crevasse last week, officials said. A helicopter ferried Simon Kehrer and Walter Nones from the 8,126...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Islamabad - Two Italian climbers stranded on the world's ninth tallest mountain were airlifted to safety Thursday in Pakistan's Himalayas, an air rescue service spokesman said. Simon Kehrer and Walter Nones were rescued from the 8,126-metre Nanga Par...
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
A pair of Italian mountain climbers has been rescued from one of the world's highest peaks, after being trapped for nine days. A Pakistani army helicopter rescued Walter Nones and Simon Kehrer after they managed to descend to a level of around 6,000 metres on Mount Nanga Parbat in the Himalayas. The Italian embassy in Pakistan said the mountaineers were in good health. Their companion, Karl Unterkircher,...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
A Pakistani official says an army helicopter has saved two Italian climbers from one of the world's highest mountains.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Islamabad - Two Italian climbers stuck on a Himalayan mountain in Pakistan were likely to be airlifted to safety around noon on Thursday, officials said. Weather is good, they are moving down and have descended to around 6,000 meters altitude, Serg...
