Everest veterans, mountain guides enter choked hydropower tunnel to rescue 6
Highly trained mountain guides and Everest veterans joined flood rescue efforts in Nepal's Rasuwa district. Specialist teams used expedition skills to access disaster zones where roads had disappeared. Rescuers entered a mud-choked hydropower tunnel, pushing approximately 120 meters inside. They recovered a camera bag and determined excavation equipment was needed for deeper access. The rescue…
TRISHULI BAZAAR, NEPAL - A team of Everest veterans and highly skilled mountain guides entered a mud-clogged hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa district on Saturday, marking a unique use of expedition skills to aid rescue efforts. The IFMGA-certified guides, including Ashish Gurung, Dorjee Sherpa, and Jenjen Lama, pushed around 120 meters into the tunnel before thick sludge and debris obstructed further progress.
They recovered a camera bag during their search, indicating the need for pumps and excavation equipment to proceed safely. The Chilime hydropower project rescue is part of a larger challenge across the flood-damaged hydropower corridor, with six people believed trapped in the Chilime tunnel and approximately 300 workers still inside the Upper Trishuli-1 tunnel system.
The affected workforce comprises Nepalese, Indian, Chinese, and South Korean nationals, and authorities are working to reconcile project records to determine the exact number of individuals still trapped or unreachable.
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