In a dramatic Turn of Event, Helicopter Rescue team with Pilot Sovit Gauchan flew to the Incident Site and retrieved Anurag Maloo from the Crevasse. He is now being given CPR at Manipal Hospital. Update to Follow soon.
Rescue Specialist Chhiring Dhenduk Bhote
Capt. Jason with the Engineer Jason briefing Capt. Siddartha, Surendra and Rescue Technician Chhiring D. Bhote is a full time Rescue Techniciant with Simrik Air Pvt. Ltd. He grew up in the shadows of Mt. Makalu (5th Highest peak in the world) in a small village called Hatiya and grew...
Nepal earthquake: Sachin Tendulkar pens down heartwarming story (deccanchronicle.com)
According to the Australian national anthem, “our home is girt by sea”. So much sea in fact, that our not-so-tiny island has a whopping 22,293 miles of coastline.
Rescue Specialist Chhiring Dhenduk Bhote Featured in Vertical Magazine
Simrik Air rescue specialist Chhiring Dhenduk Bhote prepares for a long-line rescue mission in the Himalayas. Long-line rescues of climbers are the highest-profile helicopter operations in Nepal, although many more climbers and trekkers are evacuated without long lines. Photo courtesy of Suraj Paudyal
‘Unnecessary rescues’ soar in Nepal on profits from insurance payouts (yahoo.com)
‘Unnecessary rescues’ soar in Nepal on profits from insurance payouts (yahoo.com)
Himalaya storm leaves nine dead on Nepal’s Mt. Gurja – CNN
A renowned South Korean climber was among nine people killed when a vicious snowstorm hit their camp on Nepal’s Mount Gurja. Police and locals are working to bring the bodies off the mountain and to Kathmandu, South Korea’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement. A rescue helicopter was dispatched...
Himalayan Blizzard Leaves 9 Climbers Dead in Nepal (mensjournal.com)
9 South Korean and Nepalese climbers died during a storm on Gurja Himal in the Himalayas over the weekend, including famed alpinist Kim Chang-ho. Rescuers have recovered the bodies of nine climbers who died in a storm while attempting to climb Gurja Himal, a mountain in the Himalayas that was...
