Last surviving member of first team to scale Everest dies aged 92
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The last surviving member of the first team to scale Mount Everest has died at the age of 92. This individual was the final remaining member of a historic group that achieved a notable mountaineering feat. The death marks the end of an era for those who pioneered the conquest of the mountain.
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