"We were pulling up my bag and she (Dvorak) had her bag on her. And the rockfall came, cut the rope with the other bag, and it just went down the entire mountain," Manners told local reporters on Sunday.
Although most of their communication devices also fell down the mountain, the climbers were able to send a distress signal. This critical action helped initiate their rescue.
The rockslide left both trapped on a rocky section of Chaukhamba-3 at 17,400 feet (5,300 meters) in the state of Uttarakhand, highlighting the dangers climbers face in extreme terrains.
The climbers were finally rescued in an operation that took 80 hours to complete, emphasizing the resilience required in both the climbers and the rescue teams.
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