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MerryBlooms

(11,773 posts)
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 06:16 PM Apr 2015

Mother 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 account—though 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 OP
Oh my god marym625 Apr 2015 #1
The scope of this tragedy is beyond my comprehension. MerryBlooms Apr 2015 #3
I have to agree marym625 Apr 2015 #6
Wow. FLPanhandle Apr 2015 #2
Google executive, Dan Fredinburg was among those who lost their life on the mountain MerryBlooms Apr 2015 #4
What a loss marym625 Apr 2015 #8
he was a good friend of my cousin's dorkzilla Apr 2015 #11
Unbelievable !! kentuck Apr 2015 #5
Totally. MerryBlooms Apr 2015 #7
Wow! Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Apr 2015 #9
Scary. panader0 Apr 2015 #10
I think it was appropriate use of language. NBachers Apr 2015 #12

MerryBlooms

(11,773 posts)
4. Google executive, Dan Fredinburg was among those who lost their life on the mountain
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 06:38 PM
Apr 2015
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
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 06:46 PM
Apr 2015

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
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 09:14 PM
Apr 2015

...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

panader0

(25,816 posts)
10. Scary.
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 07:32 PM
Apr 2015

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.

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