And so begins a tragi-comic saga, a sequence of ludicrous if well-meant mishaps, as the manager mounts an improbable expedition to return the beautiful Yulia Ragayev's body to her native Soviet village.

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The team says it did not have nearly enough time during its expedition to survey the area completely and intends to return later in the year.

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And a spokesman of the Wilderness Express, which handled the climbing expedition, said that arrangements have been made to ensure the safe return of all the climbers.

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