Miracle on Everest: Beck Weathers' Survival

0:00The latest entertainment headlines and celebrity stories, right here on Entertainment and Celebrity News today, in May 1996, a deadly blizzard struck Mount Everest, killing eight climbers during a crowded summit push. Among the victims presumed dead was 49-year-old Dallas pathologist Seaborn Beck-Weathers, who had joined a guided expedition for 65, $1,000 after submitting one peak a year. Beck's team acclimated for weeks before pushing from high camp at 28,000 feet. He reached near the top, but lost vision from ice and waited below for his guide, only for a fierce storm to hit, dropping temperatures and erasing. Visibility, his wife Peach got a devastating call in Dallas saying Beck had perished, news that spread from the mountain to base camp. Meanwhile, after collapsing unconscious for hours in the snow, Beck miraculously woke up, his face frozen solid, and staggered back to camp on sheer. Willpower, shocking survivors who gave him oxygen. Rescuers airlifted him down days

1:01later, but frostbite claimed his hands and nose, leading to 10 surgeries. The saga inspired John Krakow's book, Into Thin Air, and a film featuring his story. Today, Beck shares his tale as a motivational speaker, crediting visions of his family for his revival and embracing a deeper appreciation for. Everyday joys that keeps life improving.