Indian climber Anurag Maloo, who was miraculously rescued after falling right into a deep crevasse on Mount Annapurna in Nepal, was revived after three hours of painstaking effort by medical doctors at a hospital right here, his brother has stated, describing the mountaineer’s well being situation as “still critical”.

Anurag, 34, a resident of Kishangarh in Rajasthan, went lacking on Monday after he fell from round 6,000 meters whereas descending from Camp III.

Mount Annapurna is the tenth highest mountain on the earth and is understood for its treacherous terrain.

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Anurag is present process therapy at a Kathmandu hospital and has proven indicators of enchancment, his brother Ashish Maloo stated on Sunday.

Ashish, who’s in Nepal, stated: “When the unconscious body of Anurag reached the hospital, there were no symptoms of heartbeat and breathing was also not noticeable.”

“It took three hours of efforts by the medical personnel to bring back the heartbeat and breathing,” he said.

The doctors performed Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for three hours to bring back his heart beating, he added.

Anurag is undergoing treatment at the ICU of Medicity Hospital located at Bhaisepati of Lalitpur district.

“Doctors say that his well being is slowly enhancing, although his situation continues to be essential. We must be hopeful of his full restoration and all of us are praying for his well being,” Ashish said.

He also expressed gratitude to the Sherpas, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, the governments of India and Nepal and the Nepal Army and all others who were directly or indirectly involved in rescuing his brother.

Cheepal Sherpa, a senior mountaineer guide who accompanied Anurag during his expedition, said on Sunday that the Indian climber caught the wrong rope which led to his fall into the deep crevasse.

“Instead of catching the rope used for ascending or descending the mountain, he caught the rope used for carrying items, which could be very brief and with no joint,” Sherpa told reporters here at a press conference on Sunday.

He said Anurag was the only person from the expedition organised by Seven Summit Trek who could not make it to the summit on that day.

A total of 12 people, including international climbers and sherpas, reached Mt. Annapurna on that day.

Narrating Anurag’s misery, Sherpa said that he climbed for some two-three hours from above Camp IV and reached over 7,600 metres without oxygen and because of that he could not make a further ascent.

“As he looked very weak and his moves were slow while ascending, I told him to abandon the attempt and take rest, for the time being. In this way, you could not descend safely even if you succeeded to Summit,” Sherpa stated he informed Anurag.

On the rescue mission, he stated seven Sherpa guides had been mobilised to raise Anurag from the deep crevasse positioned at an altitude of 5,700 metres.

The crevasse was greater than 70 metres deep and it was very dangerous to go inside even for the rescue group, he stated.

He identified that on the primary day of the accident, two makes an attempt had been carried out to rescue Anurag however they may not succeed due to the dearth of mandatory gear and sufficient manpower.

The subsequent day a helicopter was mobilised to find the positioning and on the third day, seven Sherpa guides had been mobilised for conducting the rescue work, he stated.

“They stayed in the snow the whole night. Anurag was found the next morning (April 20) at 7 am. After bringing him to the base camp, he was rushed to Manipal Hospital in Pokhara,” Sherpa stated.

Anurag is on a mission to climb all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres and the seven highest factors in all seven continents to create consciousness and drive motion in direction of reaching the UN Global Goals.

He has been awarded REX Karam — Veer Chakra and have become the 2041 Antarctic Youth Ambassador from India.