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Tue 05 May 2004Doctor nears goal of first Irish woman on summitWeather permitting, the Irish expedition hopes to reach the summit of Everest very soon, writes Lorna Siggins"We've been through the Khumbu icefall almost a dozen times now, and we want our next return traverse to be our last If we get the weather break, it's all the way up this time."