Bad weather forces Everest team back to base

FEROCIOUS winds forced the Irish team hoping to scale Mount Everest to return to their base camp yesterday.

Bad weather forces Everest team back to base

“They were jet stream winds, stronger than a hurricane,” team leader Pat Falvey said on satellite phone from the mountain.

“We were ready to got for the summit but the winds are still blasting Everest. They have been very strong over the past few days.

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