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Tragedy took away his family. Then he carried his grief to the top of Everest and clipped on a pair of skis

Tragedy took away his family. Then he carried his grief to the top of Everest and clipped on a pair of skis
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Standing at the top of the world at the summit of Mount Everest, Jim Morrison was surrounded by some of the highest mountains on Earth. Below him, the deep gully of the Hornbein Couloir split the imposing and staggeringly steep North Face in two. But he barely had time to tak...

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