They risked their lives to conquer the peaks (8 photos)

It is difficult to say what pushes people to take risky actions. The thirst for adrenaline, the desire to prove one’s strength to oneself, the desire to curb the natural elements... Probably all this together.





Many go to the mountains and many keep the mountains for themselves. Just look at the frightening photos from Everest, where a group climbs to the top, and around them lie the icy bodies of those who remained there forever. But there are rescue stories where, it would seem, there was no chance, but everything worked out for the climbers: luck, willpower and good preparation.

Chogori



This mountain is the second highest mountain peak on the planet - 8611 meters. Chogori is located between China and Pakistan in the Baltoro Range. The first attempt to climb it was in 1902 by Aleister Crowley and Oscar Eckenstein. But they didn't reach the top. And only on July 31, 1954, Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli were able to climb to the very top of Chogori.

A mixed group from different countries, numbering 16 climbers, climbed to the top of Chogori. But when they returned, at an altitude of more than eight thousand meters, they found themselves under an avalanche. 11 people were killed and the rest were missing. And only two Dutchmen were saved. And another climber (Italian), having frozen his feet, was able to independently reach the camp located at an altitude of 7300 meters

Nanga Parbat



The height of the mountain, located in the northwest of the Himalayas, is 8126 m.

In 1895, the best climber from England, Albert Frederick Mummery, was the first to attempt to climb it. And he became the first victim of the mountain.

The next six attempts to climb Nangu Parbat ended tragically, many people died. And only on July 3, 1953, Hermann Buhl was able to climb the terrible mountain alone, taking lives.



Elizabeth Revol and Tomek Makevich

In 2018, the Frenchwoman Elisabeth Revol and the Pole Tomek Makiewicz decided to overcome the final leg of the Nanga route. They successfully climbed to the top and began their descent. And at an altitude of about 8 thousand meters, the Pole became ill from the so-called “miner” - altitude sickness. The woman left Tomek in the tent and continued the descent alone. Help was already rushing to the climber: Elizabeth met them at an altitude of 6,026 meters.

Everest



Nadav and Aydin

Nadav Ben Yehuda could become the youngest Israeli to climb Everest. However, before reaching three hundred meters to the top, he discovered a Turk whom he met in the camp - Aydin Irmak. The Israeli could not leave him there, despite the fact that he had to sacrifice his dream, for which he had been preparing for a long time. He saw that other climbers were walking past the Turk, but they did not even think of helping him, although they saw that he did not have oxygen, gloves, or crampons. Nadav said he should have at least tried.

For almost eight hours Ben-Yehuda dragged Aydin to the camp. He lost almost 20 kg, and his fingers were in danger of being amputated. These two, after everything that happened, became close friends and conquered more than one peak. But Everest is only in their plans for now.



Anatoly Bukreev

The mountain, 8848 meters high, was first climbed in 1953 by Edmund Hilary from New Zealand and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. Since that moment, more than eight thousand people have already climbed Everest. 250 of them died from heart failure, avalanches, lack of oxygen and frostbite.

In May 1966, two groups with a total of 30 people went to the mountain. Among them were professional guides, top sherpas and 16 commercial clients. They got up on May 10 before dawn and set off to storm Everest. There were delays in the ascent and this led to the fact that on the evening of May 11, five people from the group were dead, including both leaders (from the USA and New Zealand) of the groups. Three more died later.

Climber Anatoly Boukreev saved three people - he went alone from the fourth camp in search of the lost group. No one agreed to take the risk except him. Boukreev found the barely alive, freezing climbers and brought three Americans to the camp.



Lincoln Hall

Later this incident was called the “miracle on Everest.”

On May 25, traveler and climber from Australia Lincoln Hall, in the company of instructor Alexander Abramov, five Sherpas and two foreign citizens, went to the top of Everest. Only he and five Sherpas were able to get to it.

Having started the descent, Lincoln felt bad, so much so that he could not move on his own and had to be transported. The height was great and in several long hours the Sherpas managed to move very close from the top of Everest. Sherpa radioed that Hall had already stopped showing any signs of life and was ordered to be left at an altitude of 8,700 meters.

It was only the next morning that Lincoln was discovered by another group. He lay in the “death zone” and... was alive. He was immediately given oxygen and tea, and then they radioed Abramov that Hall needed to be picked up. 12 Sherpas were immediately sent up and, despite the difficult descent, they were able to deliver him to the camp.

Annapurna



Anatoly Bukreev

In the Himalayan mountain range, the highest mountain is Annapurna I. Its height is 8091 meters. And this “eight-thousander” is considered the deadliest - as many as 32% of those who tried to climb to its top did not return home.

On December 25, 1997, climber Anatoly Boukreev, in the company of Italian Simone Moro and cameraman from Kazakhstan Dmitry Sobolev, decided to climb the summit of Annapurna.

Simone walked ahead, ahead of Bukreev by 300 meters, and Sobolev completed the column. The Italian, having risen to 5950 meters, sat down to rest and wait for his friends. But suddenly he heard a deafening explosion, and after that he saw a huge piece of ice rushing toward Sobolev and Bukreev. Moreau was hit by an avalanche, but his head was not covered. He screamed and called for Dmitry and Anatoly for a long time, but could not find them.

Simone went down to the camp, from where he was able to contact Anatoly’s friend to tell her the bitter news. On December 28, she tried to start searching, but the weather was bad and she couldn’t do it.

The bodies of Dmitry Sobolev and Anatoly Bukreev were never found. The mountain took them.