Post by Jaga on May 22, 2012 5:14:57 GMT -7
Ion Kendrowski, apparently survived. He has a Polish name, by the way Poles are famous by climbing Mount Everest in winter.
I am not sure that the deaths of 4 people were needed, I guess people have to have a challenge sometimes.
Mountain climber Jon Kedrowski was one of the lucky ones. He didn't make it to the top of Mount Everest last weekend, but he made it back alive -- and told a harrowing tale of how severe weather trapped several climbers and left at least 4 dead.
The weather and overcrowding at the tallest peak made for a frightening scene after climbers attempted to use a brief window of good weather in an otherwise poor climbing season.
"I counted four people that had either died that evening or probably got disoriented or basically passed out from their summit attempts on the 19th." Kedrowski of Colorado told Fox affiliate KDVR.
Strong winds of up to 100 MPH moved in and trapped dozens of climbers.
Read more: www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/21/at-least-4-mount-everest-climbers-dead-officials-say-as-climber-describes/?test=latestnews#ixzz1vbGaVuo3
I am not sure that the deaths of 4 people were needed, I guess people have to have a challenge sometimes.
Mountain climber Jon Kedrowski was one of the lucky ones. He didn't make it to the top of Mount Everest last weekend, but he made it back alive -- and told a harrowing tale of how severe weather trapped several climbers and left at least 4 dead.
The weather and overcrowding at the tallest peak made for a frightening scene after climbers attempted to use a brief window of good weather in an otherwise poor climbing season.
"I counted four people that had either died that evening or probably got disoriented or basically passed out from their summit attempts on the 19th." Kedrowski of Colorado told Fox affiliate KDVR.
Strong winds of up to 100 MPH moved in and trapped dozens of climbers.
Read more: www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/21/at-least-4-mount-everest-climbers-dead-officials-say-as-climber-describes/?test=latestnews#ixzz1vbGaVuo3