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The British Army has paid tribute to a 35-year-old soldier who has died while on a training exercise in Yorkshire.

Nabin Thapa was a "brilliant soldier" who died in "difficult circumstances", says a spokesperson.

The Northern Echo’s report on the man who climbed Everest Nick Talbot, originally of Hamsterley, in Teesdale, successfully reached the summit on his third attempt of the world’s highest mountain despite battling the life-shortening genetic condition. The then 40-year-old’s last attempt in 2015 was cut short by the earthquake that tragically devastated Base Camp, and his first attempt in 2014 was thwarted by an avalanche. Mr Talbot, who then lived in London, had already raised £79,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and was currently resting back at camp four before making his r...