It’s a nightmare at 16,000 feet.
Nearly 1,000 adventurers were trapped on Mount Everest after a massive blizzard swept in this weekend — as rescue crews struggled to reach the stranded campsite on Sunday.
Weekend storms trapped hikers on the mountain’s eastern face in Tibet beginning Friday, with heavy snows collapsing tents and leaving many suffering from hypothermia, according to reports.
As many as 1,000 hikers and trekkers were stranded on Mount Everest by severe storms over the weekend. REUTERS
Tibet’s Blue Sky Rescue team has managed to bring as many as 350 trapped tourists to safety, but hundreds of others remain trapped by the snow as rescue efforts continue, the BBC reported.
Meanwhile, the Tingri County Tourism Company has suspended ticket sales to
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