U.S. MOUNTAINEER CLIMBS "TRIPLE CROWN" IN EVEREST, 12 DEAD

KATHMANDU, May 26 (Reuters) - A renowned U.S. mountain guide has achieved the rare Mount Everest region "triple crown" of climbing the Everest, Lhotse, and Nuptse peaks in one season, a hiking firm said on Friday, as the season's death toll on the world's highest mountain hit 12.

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