Coverage dated May 17, 2023

84-Year-Old Climber Rescued During Record-Seeking Climb in Nepal

Headline from NBC Los Angeles

An 84-year-old climber attempting to become the oldest person to summit all the world’s highest peaks has been rescued from a mountain in Nepal where he was injured. Spanish climber Carlos Soria was attempting to scale Mount Dhaulagiri but was hurt on his way to the top.

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Reports & sources

8 articles, oldest first.

  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Climber, 84, rescued from mountain in Nepal while seeking record (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    An 84-year-old climber attempting to become the oldest person to summit all the world's highest peaks was rescued Thursday from a mountain in Nepal where he was injured.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    84-Year-Old Climber Rescued During Record-Seeking Climb in Nepal (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    An 84-year-old climber attempting to become the oldest person to summit all the world’s highest peaks has been rescued from a mountain in Nepal where he was injured. Spanish climber Carlos Soria was attempting to scale Mount Dhaulagiri but was hurt on his way to the top.

  3. Seattle Times

    84-year-old climber rescued from mountain in Nepal while seeking record (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    An 84-year-old climber attempting to become the oldest person to summit all the world’s highest peaks has been rescued from a mountain in Nepal where he was injured.

  4. Fox News

    In Nepal, 84-year-old man attempting to become oldest successful climber gets rescued after getting injured (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    An 84-year-old Spanish man became injured while attempting to become the oldest climber to summit all the world’s highest mountains. He was rescued from Mount Dhaulagiri in Nepal.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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