Popcorn Field News Today

The worlds tallest peak. joining me now is someone who knows that peak all too well. ed biesters. he wrote "the mountain, my time on everest." thank you for being here. we appreciate your time. i know youve sum meted this mountain seven times. talk about this mountain, the popcorn field where it happened. >> its directly above base camp and between base camp and camp one. its the area of the glacier as its sliding down the mountain at three feet per day. its starting to break up and cause a jumb...

Island. ron ronan, more sadness coming from this tragedy. >> incredibly bleak story. appreciate the update. another dramatic story is playing out in asia, this one in nepal, a dozen people are dead in the deadliest accident ever on mount everest, an avalanche killed 13 sherpa guides, three others rescued and two in critical condition. the avalanche hit just below base camp two nan area known as the popcorn field. the guides had gone out early to fix ropes ahead of the start of the popular climbi...

Climbers. they do the dangerous work. basically all the grunt work before the actual climbers will come up the mountain next month. today, this group of about 50 sherpas was going out well ahead of the climbers to clear the trail for them and fix some of the ropes. they left base camp at about 6:30 this morning. they hadnt gone very far when they were hit by the avalanche. it hit them right here, about 19,000 feet. this spot is nicknamed for climbers as popcorn field, an area known to be one of ...

The mountain with a roar of thunder killing at least a dozen people. tonight theres a frantic search for four men who are still missing. six others made it out alive. three are in critical condition. the men were in an area called popcorn field filled with giant chunks of ice. >> its basically russian roulette. >> popcorn field gets its name from the refrigerator sized chunks of ice that the climbers have to make their way over. its not just a walk in the part. >> reporter: all of the dead were ...