Doctors revive Indian climber in Nepal after 3 hours, condition 'still critical'

Indian climber Anurag Maloo who was miraculously rescued after falling into a deep crevasse on Mount Annapurna in Nepal was revived after three hours of painstaking effort by doctors at a hospital here his brother has said describing the mountaineers health condition as still criticalAnurag 34 a resident of Kishangarh in Rajasthan went missing on Monday after he fell from around 6000 meters while descending from Camp IIIMount Annapurna is the 10th highest mountain in the world and is known for its treacherous terrainAnurag is undergoing treatment at a Kathmandu hospital and has shown signs of improvement his brother Ashish Maloo said on Sunday Ashish who is in Nepal said When the unconscious body of Anurag reached the hospital there were no symptoms of heartbeat and breathing was also not noticeableIt took three hours of efforts by the medical personnel to bring back the heartbeat and breathing he saidThe doctors performed Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation CPR for three hours to bring back his heart beating he added Anurag is undergoing treatment at the ICU of Medicity Hospital located at Bhaisepati of Lalitpur districtDoctors say that his health is slowly improving though his condition is still critical We should be hopeful of his full recovery and we all are praying for his health Ashish saidHe also expressed gratitude to the Sherpas the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu the governments of India and Nepal and the Nepal Army and all others who were directly or indirectly involved in rescuing his brotherCheepal Sherpa a senior mountaineer guide who accompanied Anurag during his expedition said on Sunday that the Indian climber caught the wrong rope which led to his fall into the deep crevasseInstead of catching the rope used for ascending or descending the mountain he caught the rope used for carrying goods which is very short and with no joint Sherpa told reporters here at a press conference on SundayAlso read Anurag Maloo rescue Mumbai mountaineers highlight challenges and risks associated with mountaineeringHe said Anurag was the only person from the expedition organised by Seven Summit Trek who could not make it to the summit on that day A total of 12 people including international climbers and sherpas reached Mt Annapurna on that dayNarrating Anurags misery Sherpa said that he climbed for some twothree hours from above Camp IV and reached over 7600 metres without oxygen and because of that he could not make a further ascentAs he looked very weak and his moves were slow while ascending I told him to abandon the attempt and take rest for the time being In this way you could not descend safely even if you succeeded to Summit Sherpa said he told AnuragOn the rescue mission he said seven Sherpa guides were mobilised to lift Anurag from the deep crevasse located at an altitude of 5700 metresThe crevasse was more than 70 metres deep and it was very risky to go inside even for the rescue team he saidHe pointed out that on the first day of the accident two attempts were carried out to rescue Anurag but they could not succeed because of the lack of necessary equipment and enough manpowerThe next day a helicopter was mobilised to locate the site and on the third day seven Sherpa guides were mobilised for conducting the rescue work he saidThey stayed in the snow the whole night Anurag was found the next morning April 20 at 7 am After bringing him to the base camp he was rushed to Manipal Hospital in Pokhara Sherpa saidAnurag is on a mission to climb all 14 peaks above 8000 metres and the seven highest points in all seven continents to create awareness and drive action towards achieving the UN Global GoalsHe has been awarded REX Karam Veer Chakra and became the 2041 Antarctic Youth Ambassador from IndiaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever