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China: Man Survives Night Trapped in Narrow Ice Crevasse in Chengdu

On November 18, 2025, in Chengdu, Sichuan, the video captured the man struggling to pull himself out of a narrow ice crack after an entire night of being stuck inside. The morning light revealed the jagged walls around him as he pushed through the cold and fatigue, inching closer to the surface until he finally managed to escape. He was later taken to a hospital, where doctors confirmed that he had survived the ordeal and was receiving treatment while working toward recovery.

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China: Climber Films View from Inside Snow Crevasse After Fall in Sichuan

A climber in Sichuan captured chilling footage from inside a snow crevasse after falling in during a mountain expedition. Filmed from below, the video shows icy walls, the narrow opening above, and sunlight streaming through the hole as the man waits for rescue.

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NEW ZEALAND-GLACIERS-CONTINUED SHRINKAGE

(240325) -- WELLINGTON, March 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 24, 2024 shows an ice crevasse on the Fox Glacier on the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand. TO GO WITH "New Zealand glaciers continuously shrinking: snowline survey" (Photo by Yang Liu/Xinhua)

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NEW ZEALAND-GLACIERS-CONTINUED SHRINKAGE

(240325) -- WELLINGTON, March 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 24, 2024 shows an ice crevasse on the Fox Glacier on the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand. TO GO WITH "New Zealand glaciers continuously shrinking: snowline survey" (Photo by Yang Liu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-LIJIANG-YULONG SNOW MOUNTAIN-GLACIER-RESEARCHERS (CN)

(230707) -- LIJIANG, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 19, 2023 shows a crevasse in the Baishui River No. 1 Glacier on the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Yulong Snow Mountain Cryosphere and Sustainable Development Field Science Observation and Research Station, set up by Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of Chinese Academy of Sciences, is located in Lijiang City in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Since 2006, researchers have regularly monitored the condition of the Baishui River No. 1 Glacier and its surrounding environment on the snow mountain. According to Wang Shijin, a glaciologist and head of the station, part of the meltwater of the Yulong Snow Mountain flows to Lijiang ancient city, then flows into the Jinsha River from Heqing County in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. And the meltwater of Baishui River No. 1 Glacier merges into the Lanyue (Blue Moon) Valley in Lijiang, then flows into the Jinsha River near the Tiger Leap

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CHINA-YUNNAN-LIJIANG-YULONG SNOW MOUNTAIN-GLACIER-RESEARCHERS (CN)

(230707) -- LIJIANG, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Dawei (C), a teacher from West Yunnan University of Applied Science, helps a student cross a crevasse on the Baishui River No. 1 Glacier on the Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 16, 2023. Yulong Snow Mountain Cryosphere and Sustainable Development Field Science Observation and Research Station, set up by Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of Chinese Academy of Sciences, is located in Lijiang City in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Since 2006, researchers have regularly monitored the condition of the Baishui River No. 1 Glacier and its surrounding environment on the snow mountain. According to Wang Shijin, a glaciologist and head of the station, part of the meltwater of the Yulong Snow Mountain flows to Lijiang ancient city, then flows into the Jinsha River from Heqing County in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. And the meltwater of Baishui River No. 1 Glacier merges into the Lanyue (Blue Moon)

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Japanese climbers missing in Mt. McKinley

TALKEETNA, United States - Photo from a plane chartered by Kyodo News on June 18, 2012, shows a crevasse (at arrow) where four Japanese climbers are believed to have fallen on Mt. McKinley in Alaska, United States. The climbers went missing after an avalanche on the mountain on June 13, 2012. At bottom R is a camp for climbers.

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Japanese climbers missing in Mt. McKinley

TALKEETNA, United States - Photo from a plane chartered by Kyodo News on June 18, 2012, shows a crevasse (at arrow) where four Japanese climbers are believed to have fallen on Mt. McKinley in Alaska, United States. The climbers went missing after an avalanche on the mountain on June 13, 2012. At bottom R is a camp for climbers.

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Japanese climbers missing in Mt. McKinley

TALKEETNA, United States - Photo from a plane chartered by Kyodo News on June 18, 2012, shows a crevasse (top L) where four Japanese climbers are believed to have fallen on Mt. McKinley in Alaska, United States. The climbers went missing after an avalanche on the mountain on June 13, 2012.