Climbers saved miraculously from an avalanche in Nepal
May 9, 2012
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A group of mountain climbers miraculously escaped an avalanche approaching at full speed while they were trying to climb one of the world’s most dangerous peaks.
They survived because took refuge on a ledge in the Annapurna in Nepal.
Incredibly, the group -composed of two Mexicans and two local guides-, was unharmed and later continued its ascent.
The avalanche was captured in images by photographer Turkish Findik Tunc, 40, who was in the area at that time.
The explorers were identified as Badia Bonilla and Mauricio Lopez and guides Ang Kami Sherpa and Lakpa Norbu Sherpa.
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