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'Typing Difficxult': Climber Tweets From Everest

Irish mountaineer expected to summit today

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(Newser) – He calls it the "highest blog in the world": Gavin Bate, an Irish mountain climber, has been scaling Mount Everest for the past month, sending 140-character updates on his progress via Twitter. Today he's expected to reach the summit, where he'll try to post several sponsored tweets to raise money for a development charity, TechCrunch reports.

Mount Everest seen from above Everest Base Camp, Nepal.
Mount Everest seen from above Everest Base Camp, Nepal.   (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan, file)
Members of the Chinese Mount Everest expedition team climb up to measure the height of the mountain in this May 2005 file photo.
Members of the Chinese Mount Everest expedition team climb up to measure the height of the mountain in this May 2005 file photo.   (AP Photo/Xinhua, Suolang Luobu)
Wispy clouds form near the peaks surrounding Mount Everest, seen from Everest Base Camp in Nepal.
Wispy clouds form near the peaks surrounding Mount Everest, seen from Everest Base Camp in Nepal.   (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan, File)
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