Read more about the article Nearly 1,000 Tourists Stranded In Holiday Resorts As Avalanches Block Roads
Photo shows tourists trapped after avalanches in Xinjiang, China, undated. Helicopters were dispatched to rescue stranded tourists. (AsiaWire)
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Nearly 1,000 Tourists Stranded In Holiday Resorts As Avalanches Block Roads

Nearly 1,000 tourists have been trapped on a mountain after heavy snowfall caused at least 31 avalanches to pile onto the roads and blocked their only way out. https://filedn.eu/lhVNGNsizwl5t7THnzzJ2c8/New%20public/AsiaWire-RoadAve-01.mp4 The roads in Burqin County, in China's north-western Xinjiang Region. Have reportedly been buried under nearly 15 feet of snow as…

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January 17, 2024
Read more about the article Rescuers Pluck Frozen Hiker From Mountaintop
Photo shows the rescued of a hiker who had become stranded on a rocky ledge, on Saturday, January 13, 2024. The man was treated at a hospital for injuries to his lower extremities and frostbite. ( @csfdpio/Newsflash)
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Rescuers Pluck Frozen Hiker From Mountaintop

This is the nailbiting moment mountain rescuers guide a frozen hiker as they inch down the virtually sheer side of a 9,000-foot canyon. https://filedn.eu/lhVNGNsizwl5t7THnzzJ2c8/New%20public/Newsflash-ColoradoSprings-01.mp4 The hiker, not named by local media in the US state of Colorado, had become so cold they were unable to get down after reaching the…

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January 17, 2024
Read more about the article Extreme Rock Climber Reaches Top Of Rocky Cliff Without Safety Equipment
A woman climbs Mount Jiuhua without protection in Anhui, China, undated. She sat on the top of the rock waving her hands and taking pictures. (AsiaWire )
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Extreme Rock Climber Reaches Top Of Rocky Cliff Without Safety Equipment

An extreme mountaineer and rock climber has shocked her fellow hikers after she climbed on top of a rocky cliff without wearing any safety equipment. https://filedn.eu/lhVNGNsizwl5t7THnzzJ2c8/New%20public/AsiaWire-JiuHuaMount-01.mp4 Drone footage shows the woman, whose name and age were not disclosed, knuckle-walking on the dangerous Tianchan Wangyue Cliff on the Jiuhua Mountain in…

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January 16, 2024
Read more about the article Hiker Slips And Slides Down Icy Stairs While Climbing Down Mountain
A man slides on an icy stairs in Jinhua, Zhejiang, China, undated. He was trying to remove ice from the stairs to clear the way. (liupengzhen2022/AsiaWire)
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Hiker Slips And Slides Down Icy Stairs While Climbing Down Mountain

This painful-looking video captures a man slipping and sliding down a set of icy stairs in an attempt to descend a mountain. https://filedn.eu/lhVNGNsizwl5t7THnzzJ2c8/New%20public/AsiaWire-RideBums-01.mp4 Smatphone footage shows two hikers encountering a frozen set of stairs on their way to climb down Hongyanding Mountain, near the city of Jinhua, in China's province…

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December 26, 2023
Read more about the article Couple Froze To Death After Surviving 1000ft Mountain Fall
Roberto Meo Colombo poses with Fabrizia De Lio, undated. They fell 300 metres in the mountains of Vinadio, Italy. (Newsflash)
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Couple Froze To Death After Surviving 1000ft Mountain Fall

A pair of hikers who disappeared on a mountain walk froze to death after astonishingly surviving a 1,000-foot plunge down a mountain ravine, it has emerged. Roberto Meo Colombo poses with Fabrizia De Lio, undated. They fell 300 metres in the mountains of Vinadio, Italy. (Newsflash) Roberto Meo Colombo, 53,…

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December 11, 2023