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Crevasse, this really wide crevasse opened up in front of me and i blew right in it. my first thought is i'm going to die here. >> reporter: thinking he would never be able to get out he recorded what he thought was his final message. >> i love you if i don't make it out. i'm not kidding. this is no joke. after i said that, i had this surge -- i just was not going to die there. >> reporter: equipped with an ice axe and crampons on his boots, he clawed his way out. his biggest obstacle the excruciating pain. the three to four mile hike followed until porter reached a group of campers that nurse...
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