On May 12, a powerful avalanche barreled down Mount Everest’s slopes, sending waves of snow crashing toward a climbers’ base camp in Tibet. The incident, captured on video, has since circulated widely online. The slide reportedly struck a camp on the mountain’s southern face.
Eyewitnesses described how the sky suddenly turned dark and in no time visibility dropped to almost zero. The snow cloud battered tents and buried parts of the campsite. Despite the intensity of the disaster, climbers remained remarkably calm, following safety protocols during the dramatic moment.
Even experienced climbers acknowledge that such events can occur without warning.