Every Single Mountaineers Now Safe After Days Caught in Intense Snowstorm

Search parties have successfully guided all of the last hikers near the east-facing slopes of Everest in Tibet to safety, along with scores of regional escorts and livestock handlers, officials stated. This wraps up one of the largest search-and-rescue operations ever undertaken in the region.

Massive Rescue Effort Concluded

Numerous of hikers were found themselves stuck in heavy snow over the recent weekend in the secluded Karma valley, after an exceptionally intense blizzard unleashed heavy snowfall across the region.

Snow kept coming down all day Saturday in the valley, which sits at an average altitude of 4,200 meters (13,800 feet). By Sunday, emergency teams had led approximately 350 hikers to a safe zone.

Previous accounts had suggested that the remaining roughly 200 individuals were anticipated to reach safety by Tuesday.

In total, 580 mountaineers, coupled with more than 300 escorts, yak herders, and other support staff were rescued, according to official announcements released on Tuesday late in the day.

Those Rescued Recount Extreme Conditions

One from China trekker shared how their group had been “too frightened to sleep” on Saturday, as snow rapidly accumulated around their tents, compelling them to clear it every 90 minutes. They opted to descend on Sunday as the conditions became more severe.

“On the way, we met our guide’s father, who had come looking for him. That’s when we learned the snow was deep in the valley, too; villagers, incapable to contact their children on the mountain, were very anxious.”

Climbing Plans Thwarted

The snowstorm also disrupted the plans of climbers guided by a US-based expedition company to reach the top of Cho Oyu, an 8,188-meter (26,864-foot) peak on the border between the People's Republic of China and Nepal.

Tourism Growth in the Area

Karma valley was first explored by foreign adventurers a hundred years ago. In the past few years, with the growth of the Everest region in Tibet as a prominent visitor draw, the area has drawn an increasing number of tourists. More than 540,000 sightseers explored the Everest region last year, establishing a new record.

Area Still Closed

The Everest region is still for the time being inaccessible to the public, encompassing the Karma and Rongshar valleys, as well as Cho Oyu.

Wider Impact

The intense snowfall over the weekend also impacted numerous of hikers in other parts of western China, such as Xinjiang, Qinghai, and Gansu. Tragically, at least one person died, due to a combination of low body temperature and high-altitude illness.

Atypical Conditions

October is typically a peak season for the area, with normally sunny and pleasant weather, but one trekker of an 18-person trekking group that returned safely to Qudang commented that the weather this year was “not normal.”

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