a lot of climbers have decided to take the dignified approach and they climbed up. injured climbers have already been evacuated really but a lot of people have this option of paying for their chopper ride down as well. but there's still hundreds of people out there. most of the injured have been evaced. but a lot of people are climbing down, and the climb is anywhere from three to five days. >> what about the aid situation? we know a lot of these villages are really hard to access, even in god timeod times. what about accessibility in remote parts of nepal? >> reporter: well, that's the real story. out in the weshtern districts, bitterness is beginning to set in. the number of casualties -- we're not close to estimating it.