Scots Everest Climber "Lucky To Be Alive" After Nepal Quake Ordeal

A climber from Kinross says he feels "lucky to be alive" after becoming trapped on Mount Everest last month.

James Grieve reached Camp One, nearly 20,000 (6000m) feet up the mountain, when avalanches, caused by the Nepalese earthquake, hit him and his team. They all survived but a documentary maker who filmed them prior to their climb died with 17 others when base camp was destroyed by falling snow and ice.

James was trapped with a team of around 20 other people for three days with dwindling food supplies until being rescued by helicopter.

Speaking exclusively to Kingdom FM News, he recalled the ordeal:

5,489 people are known to have died in Nepal after the earthquake that devastated the area, including a British dual national. Over 10,000 people were injured. Over £50m has been donated to the Disaster Relief Fund by the British public.