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A girl named Nanda Devi

After his first glimpse of Nanda Devi in 1948, the American mountaineering pioneer, Willi Unsoeld, dreamt of having a daughter named after the peak. 28 years later, his daughter, Nanda Devi Unsoeld, perished while climbing her namesake.

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Nanda Devi Unsoeld died after her pre-existing was exacerbated by the high altitude.