Mount Everest Rescue: Sherpa carries stranded climber for 6 hours back to base

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A Malaysian climber narrowly survived a perilous situation on Mount Everest after a Nepalese Sherpa guide pulled him down in a dramatic high-altitude rescue, described by the officials as “very rare”.

The incident occurred on May 18 in the treacherous region known as the “death zone” where temperatures can dip to minus 30 degrees Celsius.

Gelje Sherpa, 30, was leading a Chinese client towards the 8,849m summit of the world’s highest peak. During their ascent, Gelje spotted the Malaysian climber desperately clinging to a rope, visibly suffering from the extreme cold.

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35 thoughts on “Mount Everest Rescue: Sherpa carries stranded climber for 6 hours back to base”

  3. Let me guess, another tourist who had no business climbing everest in the first damn place, Now sherpa has to risk his own health and well being to bring him down.. What did the sherpa get out of the deal?

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  7. Dude is just walking down a beast of a mountain with ANOTHER HUMAN BEING STRAPPED TO HIS BACK!!! Cheese n Rice! I can barely pick up let alone carry my 7yr old anymore!! Hope he "tipped" that incredible human being risking his own life to save em!

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  8. Yet mainstream media still discriminate against SHERPA. For instance Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported Tenzin Norgay Sherpa as guide of Hillary 70th anniversary report. Tenzin was climber not guide at the Momentus occasion. Hillary was knighted but not Tenzin Norgay despite both belong to common wealth country. India too played it part in Tenzin Norgay not getting the knighthood as Tenzin doesn't look typical Indian as he is Tibetan by heritage and Nepali and Indian by citizenship.

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  10. Knew a Malaysian who organised a group to go to Nepal in January for long-term meditation. I told him that was the worst time to go and that they should go later in the year. Condescendingly, he dismissed my objection. A Swiss gentleman also told him he shouldn't go, and same result. So, off they went. After about only 3 days, they had to abandon their silly project.

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  15. They must close that mountain. Why should good people risk their lives to save people that don't care about theirs and other peoples lives?

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  17. How to be tough and resilient as the Sherpas? It's beyond my own capacity to decipher
    what these Sherpas can do when it comes to mental strength. How to be reliable like them.

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  18. This is all just a show, there is no way a Chinese client would agree to abandon the summit attempt and allow his sherpa to rescue another climber😂 Besides, Chinese would normally climb up the north slope which belongs to China, they would not accent through the south slope!

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  29. the total weight of the climber and insulation might be around 80-85kgs/190lbs. So Gelje Sherpa carried this much weight on his back while descending for 6 hours! If he was a westerner, Hollywood would be looking to make a movie. In most news media they don't even use his name, just Sherpa.

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