1.   Slowly the two climbers descended the cliff face.

2.   The four climbers were eventually forced to admit defeat when weather conditions made it impossible to continue.

3.   They paused to check how the other climbers were getting on.

4.   The two climbers struggled on, despite the severe weather conditions, and eventually made it to the summit.

5.   About the time the three climbers were halfway down, clouds blotted out the sun.

6.   The bodies of the three climbers were located at the bottom of a steep gully.

7.   But the two climbers insisted, and Blum relented.

8.   Other rescuers already on the ground could be seen running toward the wreckage, momentarily interrupting their search for the eight climbers.

9.   Once they reached the parachutist, Petzoldt proposed leading him down, while Dick Durrance, who organized the rescue, and the other climbers followed.

10.   Rescuers said it was a miracle the five climbers were not more seriously hurt.