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Austrian climber Hari Berger was killed Wednesday when 150 tons of ice collapsed on him in an ice cave near Hintersee Flachachau in Austria.

Berger was a champion competition ice climber, winning the world championship three times and had just repeated Markus Bendler's Law and Order M13, Diebsfen sterreich, earlier in the week....

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In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Terrible news.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com: It's not been a good end to 2006.

My sympathies are with everyone caught up in this and all the other tragedies in the UK and abroad over the past months.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:
Hari was a truly inspirational climber.
His death came the day before the birth of his daughter Zoe.

For those that knew Hari or are feeling generous at this time, a fund has been launched to help the financial situation of his family. Details http://albertleichtfried.at/news/?tx_mininews_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=10&cHash...

-Dave Brown