KATHMANDU, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) German climber Jost Kobusch, 29, is trying again to scale Mt. Qomolangma in winter from the Nepali side through a new southwest r
Jost Kobusch is making the trip up Mount Everest even harder by vying to become the first climber to conquer the peak in winter by himself and without oxygen.
red cross in kathmandu. it is early afternoon in nepal. people are facing another night of sleeping outside and terrified of going into their homes. rubble of their homes at least. mark south, thanks. the earthquake touching off avalanche in the mountainous country. the moment caught on camera by the german climber jost kobusch. listen. go! [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. struggling for breath in the thin air and struggling to get back in the tents. kobusch survived the impact. he tells those around him to
quickly, we would probably also be in that pile of rubble. the streets of kathmandu are virtually impassable at this point. the streets are piled with rubble, bodies and shell shocked victims too afraid to go indoors. incredible images. on mt. everest a deadly disaster is playing out on the slopes during the peak of climbing season, that earthquake triggered a massive avalanche that killed more than a dozen tourists. and hundreds more are still stranded. abc s hamish mcdonald has the latest. at everest base camp, jost kobusch does not know what is about to hit him. he and his team react not a moment too soon. within ten seconds, this avalanche is on top of them. this is the scene at everest base camp where hikers are rushing in to treat the injured. helicopters are flying in, and look at what s left of the place. tents, clothing, oxygen supplies, scattered across the mountain. there was a massive aftershock this afternoon that
kobusch survived the avalanche, but tells everyone to stay together. not every was one lucky. more than a dozen did not. that is in addition to the thousands who died in nepal s cities. our nick valencia has more on the americans who perrishishedperished. reporter: we want to give you meaning to the numbers and bring you personal stories. we know 17 people lost their lives as a result of the avalanche that was triggered by the earthquake when they were hiking on mt. everest. dan fredinburg was a victim from google. he was a mountain climber and on his trek through everest when he was swept away by the avalanche. a day after that took his life his sister went on instagram to deliver this message. this is dan s sister megan. i regret to inform all who loved him that during the avalanche this morning, our dan suffered from a major head injury and didn t make it.