Malaysian climber recounts harrowing descent from Mount Denali


SEPANG: Climber Muhammad Illaham Ishak, who had been stranded during a climbing expedition to Mount Denali in Alaska, United States, has revealed that he decided to descend to camp five on the mountain by himself to arrange a private helicopter to help his friends who were trapped due to bad weather on May 28.

He said despite the risk of going down alone on the 15-hour journey from the top of the mountain to get emergency help, the move had to be taken immediately as Zulkifli Yusuf’s condition had worsened, and he had injured his leg.

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