Gelje Sherpa brought the struggling climber down to safety from Mt. Everest's notorious 'death zone.'
that Gelje Sherpa, 30, spotted the Malaysian climber clinging to a rope and shivering in the harsh conditions on May 18 near the top of the 29,032-foot mountain, where temperatures can drop to minus-76 degrees Fahrenheit and oxygen levels are 40% lower than at sea level. Sherpa was guiding another climber to the summit.
Gelje tells Rueters he convinced his Chinese client to abandon the summit attempt and instead let him rescue the climber. “Saving one life is more important than praying at the monastery,” Gelje said. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
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