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You are here: Home / Archives for Jon Krakauer

Everest avalanche a reminder of annual risks Sherpas face

April 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Binaj Gurubacharya and Tim Sullivan Associated Press KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) – The rescuers moved quickly, minutes after the first block of ice tore loose from Mount Everest and started an avalanche that roared down the mountain on April 18, ripping through teams of guides hauling gear.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Dawa Dorje, Deputy Prime Minister Prakash Man Singh, Himalayan Times, International Mountain Guides, Jon Krakauer, KATMANDU, Maddhu Sunan Burlakoti, Mount Everest, Nepali Sherpas, Nima Tenzing, Norbu Tshering, Pasang Sherpa, Provide Rs, Rob Hall, SPCC, Vol 33 No 18 | April 26 - May 2

Judge dismisses lawsuit against “Three Cups” author

May 5, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matt Volz the Associated Press HELENA, Montana (AP) — A federal judge dismissed a civil lawsuit against author Greg Mortenson, calling claims “flimsy and speculative” that the humanitarian and his publisher lied in his best-selling “Three Cups of Tea” and “Stones Into Schools” to boost book sales.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2012, Afghanistan, Anne Beyersdorfer, Associated Press, CAI, Central Asia Institute, District Judge Sam Haddon, Greg Mortenson, HELENA, John Kauffman, Jon Krakauer, Pakistan, Three Cups, Vol 31 No 19 | May 5 - May 11, Zander Blewett

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