Death on Makalu
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23/Aug/2006 8:15AM
Death on Makalu

On his last climb, the world's greatest alpinist dared to revolutionize mountaineering. Then something went wrong.


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Ed Viesturs and Jean-Christophe Lafaille in Pakistan, beforeLaFaille's ill-fated attempt on Makalu. Photo by Ed Viesturs.

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