HOPES WERE fading last night for the survival of Irish mountaineer Gerard McDonnell (37), who was among a number of international climbers reported missing at the weekend during a descent from the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain.

irishtimes 5:25:00 AM CEST

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Keywords: Norway, Ireland, Pakistan, Italy / Gerard McDonnell, Van Rooijen / summit, k2, everest, mountain, climbers, falvey

Start date: Saturday, August 2, 2008

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