Trainee rescued from 16,500 feet in marathon Himalayan operation
The trainee, enrolled in a Basic Mountaineering Course, had suffered acute high-altitude sickness on 6 December, with oxygen saturation levels dangerously plummeting to 40-50 per cent.
The trainee, enrolled in a Basic Mountaineering Course, had suffered acute high-altitude sickness on 6 December, with oxygen saturation levels dangerously plummeting to 40-50 per cent.
Established by the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), the STP has the capacity to treat 1,000 liters of wastewater daily.
The team also climbed Mt Vinson and hoisted the Tricolour atop the highest peak of Antarctica on 30 November, with the team also being instrumental in rescuing two German climbers and getting them down to safety at the Vinson base camp.
