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An article published in the August 15th issue of the online journal Biology Letters found that climbers attempting to reach the world’s highest peak have about a 31 percent chance of doing so, according to HealthDay News. The overall risk of dying on the mountain was 1.5 percent. And while the overall risk of dying on the mountain seems relatively low, it replica Omega 4800.30.02 watch increased to five percent for those 60 and older.Perhaps most astonishingly, 25 percent of those 60 and older who reached the summit died while descending, compared to only 2.2 percent for younger
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