Buried Where They Worked: The Himlung Base Camp Recovery
Fifteen high-altitude workers have been recovered from the Himlung Himal base camp. One is still missing. Questions now turn to the weather, the workers' choices and where the camp stood.
Fifteen high-altitude workers have been recovered from the Himlung Himal base camp. One is still missing. Questions now turn to the weather, the workers' choices and where the camp stood.
Rescuers spent a second day searching Himlung Base Camp in Manang district and recovered the bodies of two more workers. That brings the number of bodies recovered to four. Rescue leader Mingma G. Sherpa said the recoveries make it clear…
It happened at night, without warning. A slab avalanche came down on Himlung Base Camp in Narpa Bhumi Rural Municipality, Manang, in the early hours of Sunday, burying tents where expedition support staff were sleeping. “It came very quietly, without…
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Recovery operations on Pakistan’s Broad Peak, the world’s 12th-highest mountain at 8,051 metres, entered their sixth day on Tuesday. Rescue teams are preparing for another attempt to bring down the climbers still stranded high on the mountain after last week’s…
Broad Peak Recovery Enters Fourth Day as Families Continue to Wait It has now been four days since recovery teams began the difficult mission to bring home the climbers lost in the Broad Peak avalanche. Despite extraordinary efforts by Pakistani…
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