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Alpine Climbin g Party Rescued After Snowbound Ordeal
A Viennese correspondent recounts the Aix Alpes ascent in a snowstorm on Sunday April 9. Frederick, his younger brother’s bride, and Novak endured four days of hunger and exposure seeking shelter near a fissure. After near-starvation and still-worsening conditions they contemplated suicide before a miraculous turn as clear skies appeared and a shepherd’s hut offered refuge.
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Rothers Frederick
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Karl Ludwig Hose
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Od- Yano
Ahl Hope
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