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Disaster Metres From Everest Summit
Mountaineer Leslie Binns gave up his dream of conquering Everest to save another climber.
British mountaineer and former soldier Leslie Binns was just 400 metres from achieving his lifelong dream of reaching the summit of Everest, when he came across an Indian climber, Sunita Hazra, who was in real danger. They told Jo Fidgen what happened next.
Image and credit: Mountaineer Leslie Binns
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