Gelje Sherpa saved a climber from Malaysia “clinging to a rope" at the Mt. Everest "death zone," bringing him to safety at the nearest camp 1,950 feet away. Newsweek Gelje Sherpa saved a climber ...
Gelje Sherpa was on his way to the top of the world’s highest mountain when he spotted the climber clinging to the rope. They were in the “death zone,” an area near the summit of Mount ...
Nepali guide Gelje Sherpa found a Malaysian climber shivering and clutching a rope in the area of Mount Everest called the "death zone", where temperatures can dip to -30C. He carried the climber ...
A Malaysian climber narrowly survived after a Nepali sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit of Mount Everest in a "very rare" high altitude rescue, a government official said on ...
Crevasses form during this slow-motion grind down the mountain, as ice is inflexible, and cracks rather than bends.
Kristin Harila, who with her Nepali guide Tenjin "Lama" Sherpa that day became the fastest people to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre (26,000-feet) mountains, has faced the bulk of the ...
Namgyal Sherpa (Self)Chakra B. Karki (Self)Purna Kumar Sherpa (Purna kumar sherpa)Patrick Stewart (Narrator) Marina Martins The dramatic self-documented story of 20 elite Nepali climbers who ...
Climbers who ascend higher than 26,000 feet on Mount Everest enter the "death zone." In this area, oxygen is so limited that the body's cells start to die, and judgment becomes impaired. Climbers may ...
Snow and ice avalanches in the Himalayas are also increasing risks for climbers as global temperatures warm, a study ...
Nepali guide Gelje Sherpa found a Malaysian climber shivering and clutching a rope in the area of Mount Everest called the "death zone", where temperatures can dip to -30C. He carried the climber ...
A Norwegian climber who last month became the joint-fastest person to summit the world's 14 highest peaks said her team did everything they could to help a dying sherpa as they completed their quest ...