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Cas Lost On The Bottleneck
- Cas Vonder Hevel survived a night alone after being separated from his team and watching Hugh fall into the bottleneck.
- He found severed ropes and improvised anchors while descending in darkness and near-freezing conditions.
Pemba Reports Rope Loss And Chaos
- Pemba Gilje Sherpa reached camp four with signs of severe altitude sickness and described ropes torn away by avalanches.
- He and other sherpas couldn't rescue disoriented climbers during the night despite frantic efforts.
Gomi Son, Ger, And Wilko's Ordeals
- Gomi Son became disoriented on the dark traverse and nearly froze before sherpas found and rescued her.
- Ger McDonald and Wilco Von Ruen survived extreme cold but later helped free Korean climbers tangled in ropes.