New Zealand mountaineers built snow cave to survive terrifying avalanche
29 July 2022 |
11:58 am
Two climbers who were buried in an avalanche and hit by a blizzard earlier this week in New Zealand survived harsh weather conditions by digging themselves out of the snow, building a cave and feeding on just muesli bars.
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