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re: Video released showing Mt. Everest base camp getting hit by avalanch
Posted on 4/27/15 at 12:23 pm to VABuckeye
Posted on 4/27/15 at 12:23 pm to VABuckeye
I've never done anything like this so forgive me if the following statement is ignorant...
It's probably time the climbers at Camp 1 make an attempt to carve their own path back down or they'll eventually die of exposure.
If the Sherpa's can clear a path...these climbers can clear a path. Or they'll die.
It's probably time the climbers at Camp 1 make an attempt to carve their own path back down or they'll eventually die of exposure.
If the Sherpa's can clear a path...these climbers can clear a path. Or they'll die.
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Posted on 4/27/15 at 1:44 pm to mizzoukills
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It's probably time the climbers at Camp 1 make an attempt to carve their own path back down or they'll eventually die of exposure
They have shelter so exposure isn't the issue. It's food and fuel to melt snow.
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Air crews were trying to rescue as many as 160 climbers, according to news release by Seattle-based Alpine Ascents International, which reported that all of its climbers and guides had been safely removed to Base Camp.
Those who had been awaiting rescue since Saturday were running out of fuel and food. The avalanche devastated what was an already treacherous route back to Base Camp through an area known as the Khumba Icefall, preventing climbers from descending, according to Madison.
Clear weather on Monday allowed helicopters to reach altitudes of 20,000 feet and pluck stranded climbers from high up the mountain, Agence France-Press reported. Because of thinning atmosphere at that high altitude, each aircraft could only evacuate two people, Romanian climber Alex Gavan said on Twitter.
Camp Elevations
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Elevations
Base Camp 5,335m (17,500ft)
Camp 1 6,000m (19,685ft)
Camp 2 6,400m (21,000ft)
Camp 3 7,200m (23,625ft)
Camp 4 7,950m (26,085ft)
Summit 8,850m (29,035ft)
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