‘Opened eyes when we called out his name’: Docs revive climber in Nepal

Sources in the hospital said he responded positively to their call, indicating a “coordinated brain function”, although the MRI test has not been done yet.

”He opened his eyes when we called out his name, and that was a dramatic response that we had been waiting for,” a doctor said.

Maloo, 34, a resident of Kishangarh in Rajasthan, went missing on April 17 after he fell from 5,800 metre while descending from Camp III.

He is under treatment since Thursday. An acclaimed mountaineer, Maloo had survived in the avalanche-prone crevasse for three days till he was located and rescued by a team of eight persons dispatched by Seven Summit Treks on Thursday.

Mount Annapurna is the 10th highest mountain in the world and is known for its treacherous terrain.

Sobit Gauchan, pilot of Airbus H125 that carried out the five-hour rescue operation on Thursday told The Indian Express that rescuing Maloo alive was one of the most difficult and daring operation. “The rescue team was in position to save him. The aim was not to let him get buried in case of an avalanche throughout the night on Wednesday. The aircraft reached there at 5.52 am on Thursday and by 10.30 am, he had been put on board with the help of a long rope. He was then taken to Manipal Hospital in Pokhara and given emergency medical treatment. Later, he was flown to Kathmandu in an Army aircraft,” Gauchan said.