This is the dramatic moment a group of mountain climbers made a miracle escape from an avalanche hurtling towards them as they attempted to scale one of the world's most dangerous peaks.
Facing death under the falling snow and ice, the four explorers hid themselves under an overhang on Annapurna in Nepal
Remarkably the group - which consisted of two Mexicans and two guides - escaped unscathed and later continued with their climb.
The avalanche was caught on camera by Turkish photograher Tunc Findik, 40, who was in the area at the time.
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| Climbers in the Red Circle Before Avalanche starts |
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| Climbers in Red circle as the Avalanche strats |
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| The deadly Avalache reach near climbers as they Manage to escape |
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| The climbers were Unharnmed as they Manage to shelter Under Overhang |
Photographer Tunc Fundik told the Mirror: 'This area of the mountain is very dangerous because you have to cross underneath ice cliffs.
'When I saw the avalanche coming I thought they were all dead but they suffered no injuries at all. They manage to shelter under an overhang and nobody was hurt.
They were very shocked. I was very surprised and very pleased to see them all alive.'
The 26,545ft mountain is the 10th highest in the world and has a total of 13 peaks.
In total 153 people have climbed it according to the latest available figures and 58 people have been killed. The incident happened on April 18.
(Source Daily Mail)
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