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Left behind. at up to $75,000 a slot for a guided climb, everest is for sale. >> now it seems to be a commodity you can buy off the shelf. >> reporter: there are still firsts. a russian daredevils record-breaking base jump off everest this month. a japanese man, at 80, the oldest to reach the summit last week. what did the late sir hillary think of this? heres what he said on the 50th anniversary. >> i simply dislike the commercialization of the climb of everest. i dont regard that as climbing a...

Dark side of the moon until 60 years ago today when edmund hillary, a bee keeper from new zealand and tenzing norgay, his sherpa friend, conquered everest. >> it was like landing on the moon. in a way it did the same thing. it was going where no one had gone before. >> reporter: at an everest exhibition today in london queen elizabeth remembered where she was the day the news broke, attending her own coronation at age 27. in katmandu near everest the occasion was marked by that pals version of a...

>> for us it is more about understanding its not something we should be terrified of because that, you know, when people are afraid of things its hard to take action. >> what were trying to help them do is understand they are connected to the mountains in very real ways. >> reporter: because seeing is believing. dean reynolds cbs news estes park, colorado. >> odonnell: thats the cbs evening news for tonight. for scott pelley, im norah odonnell. thanks for joining us. ill see you first thing tomo...

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Among those who perished, ian lamphere, trained as a heli ski guide in alaska. rick goccle, who a friend called one of the most educated back country guides in the world and joe timlin, who is quoted as saying snowboarding was his life. they were all well equipped with proper safety gear. >> just because you have all the rescue equipment, it doesnt prevent the avalanches. >> reporter: this helmet video of a skier caught in an avalanche shows the horror of being trapped under a mountain of snow. ...

Its been more than ten years since members of our military who volunteered for duty were sent to afghanistan and iraq to fight. many of them have come back badly injured, having left a part of themselves on the battlefield, and needing to find a new way to live their lives back here. as nbcs kevin tibbles reports, some generous people are making a difference by helping some of those wounded warriors reach new heights. >> reporter: on a postcard perfect day colonel gregory gadson shreds the slope...

Doing for hundreds of servicemen and women. >> when we first started this, i thought it was just about the skiing and snowboarding. there is a lot more healing that takes place here -- off and on the mountain. >> reporter: for ten years veterans have been invited to vail resorts to learn a sport they may have thought was now out of reach. petty officer taylor moore lost parts of all four limbs in afghanistan last may. >> its a great feeling to be able to go out and snowboard on your own. >> repo...

Tonight a gloomy weather report from the high searera. a spring forecast and summer water outlook after what is now the driest winter on record. >> gunfire in the streets of richmond wounds a 1-year-old child. were live on this national day of action. >> california law enforcement puts out the call tonight for a tough new standard on drivers and drugs. it could land you in jail, even if youre not high. >> and from abc 7 news i team, one familys fight to stop local officials from forcing them out...

Shes 17 years old and americas newest world champion. in fact, skier mikaela shiffrin is the youngest world slalom champ in almost four decades. manuel bojorquez has the story. >> mikaela shiffrin was in third place heading into this final run, but after the race, her time said she was the fastest in the world despite her prerace jitters. >> just tried to find my legs. they popped up out of nowhere. i was in the starting gate. and i was like, there they are. i can go no. >> reporter: geoff mintz...

Largest snowfall on record, nearly 25 inches. theres no amtrak service between new york and boston. and mounds of snow blanket the slippery roads. >> the state police and the national guard have been out in force and working in tandem. >> reporter: on the northeast coast, the high tide, combined with howling winds, and snow, splintered decks from oceanfront homes, washing them out to sea. authorities went door-to-door this morning, issuing evacuation orders to dozens of people in salisbury beach...