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Fhurbu Sherpa (L), wife of Nepalese mountaineer Dawa Tashi Sherpa who survived an avalanche on Mount Everest, waits with family members at the Grandi International Hospital in Kathmandu on April 18, 2014. At least 12 Nepalese guides preparing routes up Mount Everest for commercial climbers were killed by an avalanche in the most deadly mountaineering accident ever on the world's highest peak, officials and rescuers say.The men were among a large party of Sherpas carrying tents, food and ropes who headed out in bright sunshine in an early morning expedition ahead of the main climbing season starting later this month. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Images)