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Videos of Deadly Avalanche As Khumbu Icefall Collapses Onto Everest Basecamp
At least 18 people are dead and scores injured after a deadly avalanche struck Mt. Everest following an earthquake in Nepal this weekend. According to rescuers who are anxiously trying to get people down from the mountain, as many as 50 people may still be buried underneath rock, ice and snow.
The earthquake, which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale, reportedly turned the ground at Everest basecamp to jello. This was then followed by boulders the size of cars falling off the rock face, as well as ice and heavy snow from the Khumbu Icefall.
The Icefall is formed by the Khumbu Glacier and is the first of a series of challenges faced by climbers when approaching Mount Everest from the South Col, on the Nepalese side of the mountain.
Several climbers were able to capture video of the avalanche, before they were quickly consumed in a White Out.
Wide angle view of avalanche:
A survivor recalls the moment avalanche struck Everest:
“It was like 4,000 feet of snow with nowhere to run… everything was gone. All the tens were gone.”
Mt. Everest is the tallest above ground mountain in the world with its peak at 29,079 feet above sea level.
Mt. Everest base camp, where climbers begin their ascents is usually free of serious injuries or fatalities, and sits at 17,700 feet, about 3,200 feet higher than any mountain in the contiguous 48 states.
Since 1922 at least 250 people have died while attempting to climb Mt. Everest.
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