Indian mountain climber who fell into deep crevasse in Himalayas is rescued
KATHMANDU, Nepal — An Indian climber who fell into a 980-foot crevasse on the Himalayan mountain of Annapurna was rescued Thursday, an expedition organizer in Nepal’s capital said.
Several rescue attempts were made after Anurag Maloo fell Monday into the crevasse on the world’s 10th-highest mountain. When he was finally rescued, he was flown to a hospital in the resort town of Pokhara, Thaneswar Guragai of Kathmandu-based Seven Summit Treks said.
Maloo was being treated at the hospital, but his condition was unknown.
On the same mountain Monday, Irish climber Noel Hanna died and another Indian climber, Baljeet Kaur, became ill but miraculously survived even after spending the night in harsh conditions and without the aid of bottled oxygen.
China and Nepal have jointly announced a new official height for Mt. Everest, ending a disagreement between the two nations.
The spring mountaineering season has just begun in Nepal, and hundreds of foreigners and local guides have begun climbing the world’s highest peaks.
On Mt. Everest, three Sherpa guides have been missing since last week, when they fell into a crevasse on a treacherous section just above base camp on the world’s highest mountain. The crevasse is estimated to be about 160 feet deep.
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