Scientist
Falls 70
Feet Into Mountain Crevasse — And Lives
An American climate
Scientist fell
Into a 70-foot
Crevasse on Mount Himlung in the Himalayas, and he lived to tell the tale.
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Western Kentucky University professor John All was conducting climate research in Nepal on Monday when he suddenly fell, breaking his arm, five ribs and dislocating his shoulder.
He looked up, realized he had fallen through a 70-foot hole and turned on his camera. Later, he
posted it to Facebook, describing it as "one of life's hardest moments."
Post by
John All.
“I’m pretty well fucked,” All says
Into the camera. “I fell through that hole, thankfully I didn’t keep falling that way.” He then aims the camera down towards the blackness beneath him. “I got trapped here instead, on this ledge. My arm, I can’t use. I have to somehow climb out that way,” he says, looking upwards toward the light.
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