Sherpas Rescue Climber in Everest's 'Death Zone'

Nepali sherpa guide Gelje Sherpa abandoned his summit attempt to rescue a Malaysian climber who was clinging to a rope and shivering from extreme cold in the "death zone" of Mount Everest. Gelje hauled the climber 600 meters down from the Balcony area to the South Col, over a period of about six hours, where another guide joined the rescue. The climber was then airlifted to base camp. Gelje convinced his Chinese client to give up his summit attempt and descend the mountain, saying it was important for him to rescue the climber.