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German climber dies after fall from Ama Dablam in Nepal

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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Snow-capped Ama Dablam peak rising above a Himalayan village with green-roofed houses.
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A German climber died after falling about 1,500 meters on Ama Dablam, a peak in Nepal, on Monday, a day after reaching the summit on Sunday, according to Gokul Thapa, head of the trekking company Real Himalaya. The body was recovered and flown to Kathmandu for a post-mortem examination. Accounts differ on where the fall began. Reuters reports the climber fell while descending from the summit. CBS News and The Daily Beast report that he was reported missing from Camp 3 and that his body was found near Camp 2.

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  1. A German climber died after falling on Ama Dablam, a Himalayan peak in Nepal, a day after reaching its summit.

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    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    CBS News
    Right
    New York Post

  2. The fall was about 1,500 meters, according to Gokul Thapa, head of the trekking company Real Himalaya.

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    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    CBS News
    Right
    New York Post

  3. The climber was identified as Wolfgang Waschiczek, 57.

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    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    CBS News

  4. The body was retrieved by helicopter and taken to Kathmandu for a post-mortem examination.

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    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    CBS News
    Right
    New York Post

  5. Thapa said the climber’s guide had left him alone in a tent for a few minutes and that he was then found missing.

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    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    CBS News

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • Where the climber fell

    Reuters, in the New York Post article, reports he fell while descending from the summit. CBS News and The Daily Beast report he was reported missing from Camp 3 after a night there and his body was found near Camp 2.

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report a German climber’s death after a roughly 1,500-meter fall on Ama Dablam, per Real Himalaya’s Gokul Thapa. The difference is detail: the right-side report describes the fall from the summit, while left-side outlets describe the guide’s missing-climber account, with The Daily Beast calling it a mystery.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    CBS News states the fall and death plainly, while The Daily Beast, at the far end of the side, frames the same death as a disturbing mystery.

    Climber dies in 5,000-foot fall after reaching mountain's summit
    CBS NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Only one right-side article, a Reuters report; the New York Post headline plainly states the death and the fall and presents the peak as popular with climbers.

    German climber dies after falling from summit of Nepal’s popular Ama Dablam mountain
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left1

    Disturbing Mountain Mystery

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  • Right0

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  • Sensational language

    Disturbing Mountain MysteryMore neutral: Climber dies in fall from Himalayan peak

    The words Disturbing and Mystery add drama that the reported facts of the fall do not state.

    Climber Plunges 5,000 Feet to His Death in Disturbing Mountain Mystery

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the guide leaving the climber alone in the tent
  • the unexplained circumstances of the death
  • the height of the fall
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  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    Climber Plunges 5,000 Feet to His Death in Sensational language“Disturbing Mountain Mystery”The words Disturbing and Mystery add drama that the reported facts of the fall do not state.More neutral: Climber dies in fall from Himalayan peakDisagree with this highlight?

    An experienced mountaineer died after plunging roughly 5,000 feet down a sheer Himalayan peak under mysterious circumstances, just one day after successfully reaching the summit. The tragedy unfolded on Ama Dablam, a notoriously steep mountain in Nepal’s Khumbu region. …

    Read at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)
  • CBS NewsLeft

    Climber dies in 5,000-foot fall after reaching mountain's summit

    Wolfgang Waschiczek fell to his death a day after reaching the summit of Ama Dablam mountain, according to a trekking company operator.

    Read at CBS News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the fall from the summit
  • the popularity of Ama Dablam
  • the recovery of the body

Leaves out

  • the climber’s name and age
  • the guide’s account of leaving him alone in the tent

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • New York PostRightReuters report

    German climber dies after falling from summit of Nepal’s popular Ama Dablam mountain

    Ama Dablam is a popular mountain among climbers in Solukhumbu district, home to the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    19 hr 58 min later

    Its first report, Oct 27, 6:45 AM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

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  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Oct 26, 10:47 AM EDT

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  1. New York PostRightOct 26, 10:47 AM EDT
  2. CBS NewsLeftOct 27, 6:45 AM EDT
  3. The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 27, 10:24 AM EDT

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