Mount Everest rescue underway after hundreds of hikers are trapped by a blizzard October 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM 80 Hundreds of hikers were trapped on Mount Everest over the weekend by unusually heavy snow, prompting rescue efforts on the eastern slope of the world's tallest mountain.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Hundreds of hikers were trapped on Mount Everest over the weekend by unusually heavy snow, prompting rescue efforts on the eastern slope of the world's tallest mountain.
Chinese state media reported on Sunday that 350 hikers had made it safely to a rescue point in Qudang, a small township in Tibet, while contact had been made with more than 200 others who were expected to arrive there in stages.
Some of the hikers were treated for hypothermia, according to local media reports. But no deaths or injuries have been reported.
The snow began late Friday evening, blanketing campsites at an elevation of 16,000 feet along Everest's eastern slope.
A screengrab from a video shows hikers leaving their campsite on Sunday. (Chen Geshuang via Reuters)
Videos posted to social media showed hikers trekking through heavy snow as well as footage from inside a tent partially buried by snow.
Chen Geshuang, one of the hikers who arrived safely in Qudan, told NBC News on Sunday that it was "a nerve-racking night" on the mountain.
"When we woke up this morning, the snow was extremely deep — about one meter, reaching up to our thighs," she said.
Villagers ascend the mountain during rescue efforts to reach hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites. (Lingsuiye via AP)
Eric Wen, another hiker, told Reutersthat his group had to clear the snow from their tents every 10 minutes.
"Otherwise our tents would have collapsed," he said.
The snowstorm struck during China's weeklong national holiday, when thousands of Chinese tourists flock to the Mount Everest region for clear views of the 29,000-foot peak.
Dong Shuchang, a nature photographer who was in a group of 20 hikers, told the BBC that "our windbreakers and raincoats were no match for the snow."
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