Posted on 04/26/2015 3:34:52 PM PDT by jimbo123
At least 22 climbers have died and 217 others were missing near the base camp of Mt Everest where hundreds of climbers, including many foreigners, are stranded after an avalanche triggered by Nepal's massive earthquake swept down the world's highest peak.
More than 60 climbers were injured and many foreign adventurers, hikers and guides at the base camp were feared missing when the avalanche swept down the Everest and buried under snow a section of the mountaineering camp yesterday.
While 17 people were killed at the base camp, five more casualties were reported on Sunday from areas below the base camp, home ministry officials said.
"Tents have been blown away," Gelu Sherpa, who was at the camp when disaster struck, said, adding, "There is a lot of confusion on the mountain and the toll will rise."
(Excerpt) Read more at timesofindia.indiatimes.com ...
Krakauer has been severely criticized by some for his account of what happened in that book.
For another side of the story, read “The Climb” by Anatoli Boukreev who was climbed that same year.
It's not like they didn't know that death was a major factor
by climbing this stupid mountain to bolster their Egos.
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