Indian climber pulled from crevasse in Nepal ‘improving’ in hospital

Ashish Maloo, brother of rescued Indian climber Anurag Maloo, talks at a press meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal (Niranjan Shrestha/AP)

An Indian climber who was rescued after spending three days in a 300 metre-deep crevasse is recovering in a Kathmandu hospital but his condition is still critical, his family have said.

Anurag Maloo had fallen into the crevasse while descending Mount Annapurna, the world’s 10th highest mountain, on April 17. He was rescued on Thursday after several attempts.