FORMER Melrose resident Richie Pittenger and three of his friends realized their dream of climbing Mt. Everest in April. Only hours after their flight departed Nepal for the U.S. the 7.8 earthquake struck, leaving them to wonder if their Nepalese friends had survived. Pittenger is the son of Nancy and Fred Pittenger, who once owned…
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