U.S. climber survives 70-foot fall in Nepal
Reuters
2014-05-23
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(SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHN ALL, SAYING:
"Oh, I'm pretty well f%*#. I fell through that hole."
He's got broken ribs, and a broken arm - but he's alive.
An American university professor filmed this dramatic video -- immediately after falling into a crevasse while conducting climate research on Mount Himlung in Nepal.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHN ALL, SAYING:
"I have to somehow climb out that way."
John All is shown in a compromising position 70 feet down, with a brave decision to make.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHN ALL, SAYING:
"I can't go that way at all."
He attempts to climb to safety.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHN ALL, SAYING:
"It doesn't look f%*# easy. But that's all I can do. I don't have a right arm."
Four to six hours later, the battered climber says he managed to escape and slowly made his way back to camp.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHN ALL, SAYING:
"I'm so close."
It is here he said he called for a
"Oh, I'm pretty well f%*#. I fell through that hole."
He's got broken ribs, and a broken arm - but he's alive.
An American university professor filmed this dramatic video -- immediately after falling into a crevasse while conducting climate research on Mount Himlung in Nepal.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHN ALL, SAYING:
"I have to somehow climb out that way."
John All is shown in a compromising position 70 feet down, with a brave decision to make.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHN ALL, SAYING:
"I can't go that way at all."
He attempts to climb to safety.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHN ALL, SAYING:
"It doesn't look f%*# easy. But that's all I can do. I don't have a right arm."
Four to six hours later, the battered climber says he managed to escape and slowly made his way back to camp.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHN ALL, SAYING:
"I'm so close."
It is here he said he called for a
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