1.   Rescuers had to scale a one-thousand-foot cliff before they could reach the injured climber.

2.   By late evening, all the injured climbers had been taken off the mountain, and later in the night rescuers removed two of the three bodies.

3.   Of the injured climbers, one had a knee injury, two had injured hands and a couple were suffering from hypothermia, Ms. Adams said.

4.   An injured climber and three rescuers who were assisting him were on the gurney, which was still on the ground when the cable was released.

5.   At least two critically injured climbers remained on the mountain.

6.   At least one other injured climber was being transported to a hospital early afternoon.

7.   He said he sheltered an injured Filipino climber inside a cavern and went down the mountain to get help.

8.   He said the Indians might have been saved if the Japanese had abandoned their attempt to reach the peak and helped the injured climbers descend.

9.   He would not identify the injured climber.

10.   His natural father was an expert mountain guide whose efforts to save an injured British climber in the Himalayas many years ago helped Khadka to the Olympics.