KATHMANDU, Nepal — An Indian climber who was rescued after spending three days trapped in a 300-meter (980-foot) -deep crevasse on Mount Annapurna, the world’s Tenth-highest mountain, was joined by his household at a hospital in Nepal the place he's receiving therapy.

Anurag Maloo fell into the crevasse on Monday. After a number of makes an attempt, he was lastly rescued on Thursday and is being handled in Kathmandu, the capital. His situation has not been launched.

Members of Maloo‘s household flew to Kathmandu to affix him on the hospital. His mother and father, who stay within the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, have been distraught after they heard the information Monday that their son was lacking. They advised the Indian Express newspaper that Maloo, 34, was climbing Annapurna and was at Camp 3 of the 4 camps on the mountain when he was requested to descend as a result of poor well being, which is widespread throughout the tough climb.

“While coming down, he slipped and fell in a crevasse between Camp 3 and Camp 2,” his father, Om Prakash, advised the newspaper.

Maloo’s youthful brother, Aashish Maloo, stated he has a ardour for mountaineering and hopes to climb all 14 peaks on the earth taller than 8,000 meters (26,240 toes).

Also on Annapurna on Monday, Irish climber Noel Hanna died and one other Indian climber, Baljeet Kaur, grew to become ailing however survived after spending the night time in harsh circumstances with out the help of complement bottled oxygen.

The spring mountaineering season has simply begun in Nepal and a whole lot of foreigners and native guides have begun climbing the very best peaks.

On Mount Everest, three Sherpa guides have been lacking since final week, after they fell right into a crevasse on a treacherous part simply above base camp on the world’s highest mountain. The crevasse is estimated to be about 50 meters (160 toes) deep.

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