Last tuesday, Nicolas Gabilan a music student from Universidad de Chile coming from Hualpen won "Pasapalabra" and recieved the biggest prize ever given in a Chilean game show, 396 million chilean pesos. But he didn't manage to achieve this without effort, he was in the show forty episodes before winning. Nicolas stated that he wanted to buy an apartment in Concepcion with the prize and also travel around Chile.
Why this year has been so dangerous for Mount Everest's climbers: Everest has always been extremely dangerous, but this climbing season has had 11 deaths so far, that are not related to one event as it usually is, but to several factors. Mountaineers have suggested difficult weather conditions, a lack of experience and the growing commercialization of expeditions are contributing to the danger. During the week beginning May 20, crowds of climbers became stuck in a queue (fila) to the summit (cima), above the mountain's highest camp at 8,000 meters. Most people can only spend a matter of minutes at the summit without extra oxygen supplies, and the area where mountaineers have been delayed is known to many as the "death zone." (It causes high altitutes sickness) Alan Arnette, who has climbed Everest four times, explained that Nepal issued a record number of permits to foreigners this year. Because each of them requires a Sherpa guide, there are about 800 pe...
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