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Real Survival Stories

Dash to the Summit: Avalanche Approaching…

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

Society & Culture, Documentary, Sports, Wilderness, History

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In remotest India, one moment of misfortune sees a daring adventure snowball into an epic escape. A group of professional mountaineers set out to ascend Panchachuli V, an unclimbed Himalayan peak. But in whiteout conditions the treacherous, adrenalising descent will nearly cost Stephen Venables his life… A Noiser production, written by Joe Viner. For ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions If you have an amazing survival story of your own that you’d like to put forward for the show, let us know. Drop us an email at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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UK residents, T's and C supply. Please apply. It's June the 24th, 1992, the dead of night.

0:29.4

High in the Indian Himalayas, near the Nepalese border. Darkness cloaks the mountains.

0:38.7

Six thousand meters up, perched atop a glacier, three small tents are buffeted by a freezing wind.

0:48.0

In one of them, 38-year-old Stephen Venables twitches and groans in a fitful sleep.

0:54.3

His broken legs, bandaged and splinted, protrude from his sleeping bag.

1:00.3

Around the dressing on his right knee, the flesh is swollen and mottled with blood.

1:07.0

Another gust claws the fabric of Stephen's tent, and the two empty tents that stand next to his.

1:15.0

Just a few hours ago, they were occupied by his friends,

1:19.0

friends who are now risking their necks to go in search of food.

1:26.0

There was nothing to eat, nothing to drink apart from melted snow after the first day.

1:30.0

And so we were fighting this aching pain and this awful annoying hunger pangs.

1:37.0

By the night of the third day after the accident,

1:40.0

Victor and Dick said, well, we'll go down now, because we can't stay here much longer without food.

1:45.8

All alone Stephen tosses and turns.

1:50.4

In the distance, the rumbles of far-off avalanches.

1:55.4

But then suddenly, the crack and crumpling of countless tons of snow

1:59.9

is much louder and much closer than before.

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