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Climber's haunting final 8 word message after proposing to girlfriend and falling to his death
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WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT An experienced climber popped the question to his girlfriend and then delivered a haunting eight word message - but just a few hours later, he would plummet 300 feet to his death
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Nine hikers found dead with missing eyes and tongues in mountain mystery
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WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Nine experienced university students died in mysterious circumstances on Death Mountain in the Ural Mountains in 1959, with bodies found bearing strange injuries including missing tongues and eyes that continue to baffle investigators decades later
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Chilling final hours of two climbers 'entrapped' in Everest's 'death zone'
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Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker were two of Britain's bravest climbers who vanished on Mount Everest's deadly North East Ridge
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Climber's harrowing final words as he died feet from rescuers in 'worst death possible'
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German climber Toni Kurz became trapped on the deadly Eiger North Face after a storm struck. Despite rescuers being just feet away, the 23-year-old mountaineer uttered his final words before dying in one of mountaineering's most tragic incidents
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'I was left on Everest and heard my death called in worst storm ever seen'
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WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Beck Weathers was declared dead by fellow climbers after suffering severe frostbite and hypothermia in a devastating storm on Mount Everest
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Toni Kurz: Climber's haunting death metres from rescuers on Eiger
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Toni Kurz died in one of mountaineering's most haunting tragedies - dangling just metres from his rescuers on the Eiger
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Rescuers faced with harrowing decision to save man who suffered 'worst death imaginable'
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John Jones suffered what has been described as the 'worst death imaginable' when he became stuck for more than 24 hours, upside down, in a tiny, cramped cave
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'I tried to rescue man who suffered worst death imaginable and saw his last moments'
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Explorer Brandon Kowallis was the last person to see medical student John Jones alive before he tragically died after becoming trapped upside down in a cave for over 24 hours
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Man, 40s, dies climbing mountain in Donegal
Donegal
The climber became seriously ill on Errigal Mountain this afternoon and was airlifted to hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later
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Young Irish woman killed in Spain after falling 500 feet while rock climbing
Spain
The 21-year-old is believed to have lost her balance while climbing with a male companion, who managed to survive by grabbing onto a rock as he fell
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Galway schoolboy makes history as youngest Irish person to climb Kilimanjaro
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Mount Kilimanjaro, which is in Tanzania, is 5,895 metres above sea level and is six times taller than Ireland's highest mountain Carrauntoohil in Co Kerry. Caulan, from Knocknacarra in Co Galway, achieved the record-breaking summit on March 21.
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Heartbreak as body found in Mourne Mountains confirmed as missing dad-of-three
Armagh
41-year-old Gareth Prideaux had been reported missing, before his body was found at the NI beauty spot
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'I climbed 32 highest peaks in Ireland in 32 days all while working full-time'
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An avid hiker, Samantha Toner embarked on the challenge to raise money for Husky Rescue Ireland in memory of her late dog, Trooper
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Wife of mountaineer Noel Hanna: 'He fell asleep, never to awaken again - there was no better place for him to die'
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Lynne Hanna said there was 'no better place' for a mountain man to die than the Himalayas
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'He breathed his last' - Irishman Noel Hanna dies climbing world's tenth highest mountain peak
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“Unfortunately it’s the game we play. It’s not called the death zone for nothing."
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Inside Everest's deadliest day where eight died as Spencer Matthews documentary airs
Celebrity News
The documentary follows Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews as he attempts to bring home the body of his brother Michael who vanished after climbing Everest in 1999
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Irish Amazon shoppers warned over climbing rope recall as it 'may not preform as expected'
Product recalls
The product was not supplied with the required compliance documentation or markings to demonstrate that it had been adequately tested
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Charlie Bird to donate €3m to charity this week as he thanks public in health update
Charlie Bird
Charlie, who was diagnosed with incurable motor neurone disease towards the end of 2021, was overwhelmed by the amount of support he has gotten since telling the world about his diagnosis
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Emmerdale hit with 76 Ofcom complaints over Meena's dark kidnap and shooting scenes
Emmerdale
Emmerdale's murderous nurse Meena Jutla, played by Paige Sandhu, came out of hiding during Valentine's week to get her revenge on ex-boyfriend Billy and his new wife Dawn
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Sky News' Kay Burley in Twitter spat with 'rude and disrespectful' Julia Hartley-Brewer
Kay Burley
Sky News presenter Kay Burley has had a history of crossed words with TalkRADIO's Julia Hartley-Brewer and their feud reared up again in the wake of Prince Philip's death
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Man dies after falling while climbing cliffs near Ballycastle, Co Antrim
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The RNLI were called to the scene following reports of the man being injured after falling on rocks at Boulder Field
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Piers Morgan rants about Meghan Markle's 'humility' after she posted a powerful message for IWD
International Women's Day
Former pal of the Duchess of Sussex, Piers Morgan, didn't let an Instagram post from her official account go unnoticed
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Climber Shauna Coxsey plotting road to Tokyo ahead of Olympic debut this summer
Athletics
The five-time British champion has already booked her place on the plane to Japan but is hoping her selection will only be the start of her journey to the top
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Irishman 'dies from heart failure' while climbing Mount Elbrus in Russia
Russia
The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed it had been called in to assist a group of climbers on Sunday
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