Tag Archives: Injuries force Italian mountaineers to call off Gasherbrum bid

GILGIT: Italian climbers called off their attempt to climb the 8,034-metre Gasherbrum I in the Karakoram mountain range after they suffered injuries. On Sunday, Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger were crossing a crevasse (a deep open crack in thick ice) when Moro fell inside the opening. Lunger also injured herself as she was dragged into the crevasse with Moro because …

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