By Katherine Lawton Published: 05:53 EDT, 6 October 2024 | Updated: 08:14 EDT, 6 October 2024
British mountaineer Fay Manners has been found alive and well with an American climber three days after they were stranded on a mountain having lost their equipment. Ms Manners, 37, and US climber Michelle Dvorak, 31, had been unaccounted for since Thursday when they got into difficulty while trekking up India’s Chaukhamba mountain. The pair sent a panicked message back to base camp to say they were in trouble having lost their climbing equipment, tent and food down a gorge. The mountaineers have now been found safe after being stranded at 6,015 metres on their climb to the peak in Uttarakhand. They were evacuated through search efforts by the Indian Air Force (IAF), the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the State Disaster Management Authority. Speaking in a video after their rescue, Ms Manners said: ‘We were pulling up my bag, and she had her bag on her, and the rockfall came and cut the rope with the other bag, and it just went down the entire mountain.’ Fay Manners, 37, (right) and US climber Michelle Dvorak, 31, (left) are found safe and well after getting into difficulty on India’s Chaukhamba mountain The pair were rescued through a joint operation by the Indian Air Force (IAF), the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the State Disaster Management Authority The mountaineers have now been found safe after being stranded at 6,015 metres on their climb to the peak in Uttarakhand Ms Manners (pictured) has been found safe and well after going missing three days ago Ms Manners was stranded for several days at 6,015 metres on her climb to the mountain’s peak in Uttarakhand Michelle Theresa Dvorak and Ms Manners, both experienced climbers, sent a message via pager to their liaison officer, saying their bag with food and vital gear had fallen into a gorge American Michelle Dvorak, 31, (pictured) was also missing alongside Ms Manners British mountaineer Ms Manners seen on the mountain in a sleeping bag Chaukhamba is in the Indian Himalayas, near the northern border with ChinaThe pair were believed to have sent their SOS message to mountain rescue from a pager when they were 20,350ft up the mountain. The Brit, from Bedford, left the UK to move to the Alps to pursue her passion for climbing and became a professional alpinist, sponsored by brands including The North Face and Petzl.She has become the first person to complete a number of complex routes up various alpine mountains since she moved.’My ambition is to inspire women to pursue their interest in alpinism,’ her website reads.Ms Manners is also a data consultant ‘by night’ according to her Instagram – which has over 15,000 followers.Her companion, Michelle, is also an experienced climber as well as a teaching assistant at the University of Washington – according to her social media.
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British mountaineer Fay Manners is FOUND safe and well with US climber after three days stranded on a 23,000ft mountain after losing equipment