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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sarah Ping

Survivor of Mount Everest avalanche that killed thousands remembers moment of terror

Alex Staniforth survived an avalanche on Mount Everest following an earthquake in 2015 - (Dave MacFarlane)

A decade after surviving a devastating earthquake and avalanche on Mount Everest, adventurer Alex Staniforth is marking the anniversary with an ambitious feat: climbing 446 mountains across England and Wales.

In 2015, a 19-year-old Staniforth was on his second attempt to summit Everest when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal.

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