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GILGIT: Award-winning Russian climber Dmitry Golovchenko died at Gasherbrum IV (7,925 metres) on Wednesday while his partner Sergey Nilov was injured. Nilov was airlifted to Skardu by Pakistan Army helicopters. Gasherbrum IV is the 17th highest mountain on earth and the sixth highest in Pakistan. Dmitry Golovchenko and Sergey Nilov set out from their base camp via the extremely demanding …

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