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Tragedy on Everest
Michael Groom is one of the survivors of a tragic climbing expedition to Mount Everest in Nepal.
A storm struck the world's highest mountain on 10 May 1996.
Michael Groom is one of the survivors of a tragic climbing expedition to Mount Everest in Nepal.
In 2010, Jonny Hogg spoke to Michael Groom about the moments that went badly wrong when a storm struck the world's highest mountain on 10 May 1996.
(Photo: Michael Groom on Everest in 1993. Credit: Guy Cotter)
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