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Mick Murphy

Irish Climbers Reach the Summit of Mount Everest

By Irish America Staff
August / September 2003

August 1, 2003 by Leave a Comment

Left to Right- Ger McDonnell and Mick Murphy.

With a record number of people trying to reach the summit of Mount Everest 50 years after it was first scaled, two Irish climbers, Cork man Mick Murphy and Ger McDonnell from Limerick reached the summit on May 23, six days before the anniversary of Sir Edmund Hilary's first ascent. The two Irish climbers overcame hurricanes and blizzards to reach the summit. They became … [Read more...] about Irish Climbers Reach the Summit of Mount Everest

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