The climbers faced thirst and hunger in frigid temperatures for 80 hours.
Jon Haworth, ABCNewsThe two climbers hunkered down for a day and then slowly tried to descend the mountain while waiting to be rescued.
American Michelle Dvorak and her British climbing partner, Fay Manners, were trying to climb Chaukhamba Mountain in northern India last Wednesday when a rockfall caused the two mountaineers to lose one of their bags containing most of their climbing equipment. "I sent a quick message off to our tour operator," Dvorak told ABC News. "I also used this SOS function and within like five minutes my phone died."
Indian Air Force helicopters had been unable to spot them since they went missing but, on Saturday, a French mountaineering team who was also attempting the climb up Chaukhamba Mountain found the stranded duo and were able to help them down the mountain.
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