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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMother Jones: This Video of the Moment the Avalanche Hit Everest Basecamp Is Terrifying
"The ground is shaking," a man's voice says, sounding incredulous. "Shit," he says, amid giggles of disbelief from others. Then, seconds later, the camera swings around to see something truly horrifying: a wall of snow and debris descending from all directions, about to engulf a collection of tents.
The video was uploaded to a YouTube channel operated by Jost Kobusch, a German mountaineer attempting to climb Everest, on Sunday. The title suggests that the footage captures one of the avalanches that struck Mount Everest during the massive quake that hit Nepal on Saturday, killing more than 2,400 people and injuring about 5,900. Kobusch also posted the video to his Twitter accountthough it's still unclear if he took the footage himself; Mother Jones has reached out to him for confirmation. Nepalese officials say that multiple avalanches triggered by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed at least 17 climbers and injured at least 37 others, with many still unaccounted for.
Warning: this video contains repeated explicit language, and is simply very scary, as it documents the climbers sheltering in a tent, and the intense panic in the immediate aftermath of the avalanche:
The video was uploaded to a YouTube channel operated by Jost Kobusch, a German mountaineer attempting to climb Everest, on Sunday. The title suggests that the footage captures one of the avalanches that struck Mount Everest during the massive quake that hit Nepal on Saturday, killing more than 2,400 people and injuring about 5,900. Kobusch also posted the video to his Twitter accountthough it's still unclear if he took the footage himself; Mother Jones has reached out to him for confirmation. Nepalese officials say that multiple avalanches triggered by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed at least 17 climbers and injured at least 37 others, with many still unaccounted for.
Warning: this video contains repeated explicit language, and is simply very scary, as it documents the climbers sheltering in a tent, and the intense panic in the immediate aftermath of the avalanche:
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/04/video-moment-avalanche-hit-everest-basecamp-terrifying
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Mother Jones: This Video of the Moment the Avalanche Hit Everest Basecamp Is Terrifying (Original Post)
MerryBlooms
Apr 2015
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Google executive, Dan Fredinburg was among those who lost their life on the mountain
MerryBlooms
Apr 2015
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marym625
(17,997 posts)1. Oh my god
How horrible. .
MerryBlooms
(11,773 posts)3. The scope of this tragedy is beyond my comprehension.
marym625
(17,997 posts)6. I have to agree
It's amazing the guys on the video survived
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)2. Wow.
Insane to see that wall of snow coming at them.
MerryBlooms
(11,773 posts)4. Google executive, Dan Fredinburg was among those who lost their life on the mountain
Fredinburg co-founded a climate change nonprofit, Save The Ice, and a startup accelerator in San Francisco called The Laundry, aimed at taking technology to emerging markets.
http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/26/google-executive-dan-fredinburg-dies-in-everest-avalanche-after-nepal-earthquake/
marym625
(17,997 posts)8. What a loss
I hate to say ironic but it is. Though I don't know it, I wouldn't doubt that the quake and avalanche were caused by global warming.
dorkzilla
(5,141 posts)11. he was a good friend of my cousin's
...and he was there raising money for an orphanage in Nepal.
If interested, here is a link for donations in Dan's name so his goal may be reached posthumously.
https://www.crowdrise.com/celebratingdan/fundraiser/maxgoldstein
kentuck
(111,110 posts)5. Unbelievable !!
That is terrifying! A miracle to survive.
MerryBlooms
(11,773 posts)7. Totally.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)9. Wow! Thanks for posting. nm
panader0
(25,816 posts)10. Scary.
It's hard to believe how many tents there were. I guess climbing Everest is popular these days.
My heart goes out to the victims and their loved ones.
NBachers
(17,155 posts)12. I think it was appropriate use of language.