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The body of an 80-year-old solo climber, Dawes Eddy, who went missing on Mount Rainier last week, has been found in a crevasse by search crews. Eddy was hiking alone and celebrating his 50th climb on the mountain to mark his birthday. Despite days of searching, he was not found until two guides spotted him on Monday night. Eddy had previously survived a fall on the mountain in 1999.
An 80-year-old solo climber, Dawes Eddy, who was hiking Mount Rainier for the 50th time to celebrate his birthday, was reported missing last week. After days of searching, his body was found in a crevasse at about 11,500 feet on the Ingraham route. Eddy had fallen over rock cliffs and tumbled about 1,900 feet down a gully while climbing Mount Rainier in March 1999 but was rescued.
A video of a skier falling into a deep glacier crevasse while skiing in France's southern Alps has gone viral, highlighting the potential dangers of the sport. The skier survived the fall and was not injured. The video was posted by a French mountaineering group to raise awareness about the dangers of being distracted on skis, even for experienced skiers. The incident occurred in April 2022 on the mountain of Meije near La Grave. The skier's friends were able to rescue him from the crevasse.
A French skier's helmet camera captured the moment he fell into a deep crevasse while skiing in the Alps. The video shows his sudden and unstoppable descent into the crevasse.
A French skier, Les Powtos, fell into a massive crevasse while skiing in the Swiss Alps, which was captured in a terrifying GoPro video. The accident happened on the Meije mountain, known for its extreme skiing. Powtos managed to survive the fall by using crampons and a small piece of rope from his friends. The video has gone viral, with commenters from around the world expressing how lucky Powtos was to have survived.
A small group of climbers, including Adam Bielecki and Mariusz Hatala, successfully rescued Indian climber Anurag Maloo from a crevasse on Annapurna after he fell during his summit push. Maloo was airlifted to a hospital in Kathmandu and remains in critical condition. The rescue effort was coordinated by Seven Summit Treks and involved risky rappelling and helicopter operations. Maloo's family, the Nepalese and Indian governments, and the insurance company all played a role in the rescue. The rescue team called it a "one-in-a-million rescue" and a "miracle."
Anurag Maloo, an Indian mountain climber, was found alive after falling almost 1,000 feet down a crevasse on Nepal's Mount Annapurna and surviving there for three days. He was rescued by a team that included several Sherpas and a Polish climber and airlifted to a hospital in critical condition. Maloo was on a mission to climb the 14 highest peaks in the world to raise awareness for the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Annapurna is considered an especially dangerous trek, and renowned Irish climber Noel Hanna perished there this week.
Three Sherpa climbers are missing after falling into a 160-foot deep crevasse on Mount Everest's Khumbu Icefall. The area is considered one of the most difficult and tricky sections of the climb to the peak. A rescue helicopter is trying to locate them while rescuers search on foot. The incident occurred as hundreds of foreign climbers and Nepalese guides and helpers attempt to scale the mountain during the main climbing season.