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Mon 08 Aug 2008Chunk of ice tore away fixed lines at hazardous gully
GERARD MCDONNELL had travelled to K2's base camp through Pakistan in late May, and was one of 17 climbers of various nationalities who reached the summit of K2 on August 1st.
In several internet dispatches via solar-powered satellite phone, McDonnell had described how he had taken out a handmade Irish flag for the puja blessing ceremony before the summit attempt.
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