P162 CEEFAX 162  Thu 17 Aug  19:14/18
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 BAD WEATHER DELAYS NEWS OF MOUNTBINEER 
 Bad weather is delaying confirmation of
 the fate of climber Alison Hargreaves, 
 feared dead on K-2, the world's second 
 highest mountain.                      
                                        
 Family and friends of Ms Hargreaves,   
 the first woman to ascend Mount Everest
 alone and without oxygen, still hope   
 that she might still bj alive.         
                                        
 Officials in Pakistan say it could take
 some days to confirm what happened.    
                                        
 Ms Hargreaves is thought to have been  
 in a group of climbers caught by an    
 avalanche on Sunday. It is reported    
 that up to sjvjn climbers were killed. 
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