WATCH: Nepali sherpas rescue Malaysian climber from Mount Everest's 'death zone' in a rare operation, taking turns carrying him down to safety
KATHMANDU: A Malaysian climber narrowly survived after a Nepali sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit of Mount Everest in a"very rare" high-altitude rescue, a government official said on Wednesday .
Gelje hauled the climber 600m down from the Balcony area to the South Col, over a period of about six hours, where Nima Tahi Sherpa, another guide, joined the rescue. Gelje Sherpa sits along with Nima Tahi Sherpa, who rescued a Malaysian climber from the death zone above camp four, during an interview with Reuters in Kathmandu, Nepal on May 31, 2023.
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