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Members of a Gonzaga University alumni retreat head toward the summit of Mt. Whitney on Saturday May 4, 2019. The 12-member climbing team ended up rescuing three stranded an ill-prepared hikers.
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A Gonzaga University alum rests while assisting in a rescue near Mt. Whitney on May 4, 2019.
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A helicopter looks for three lost climbers on Saturday May 4, 2019 near Mt. Whitney. Eventually a Chinook helicopter was flown from the Seattle area to airlift an injured climber stuck on Mt. Muir.
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A helicopter flies overhead looking for Saksham Gakhar, Nick Gloria and Josh Wiley after the trio spent the night near the top of Mt. Whitney.
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Saksham Gakhar looks toward the summit of Mt. Whitney before climbing the chute on Friday May 3, 2019. It was only the second time Gakhar, who is from India, had seen snow.
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Saksham Gakhar, middle, warms his feet in Bruce Hough's armpits Saturday May 4, 2019 after spending a night near the top of the 14,505-foot Mt. Whitney. Hough was on a Gonzaga University alumni climbing trip and helped rescue three stranded hikers.
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A helicopter looks for three lost climbers on Saturday May 4, 2019 near Mt. Whitney. Eventually a Chinook helicopter was flown from the Seattle area to airlift an injured climber stuck on Mt. Muir.
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Saksham Gakhar, blue hood, is helped down one of the steeper sections of the Mount Whitney climb on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Gakhar, who had no mountaineering experience, spent the night on the mountain and nearly died of hypothermia.
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Saksham Gakhar takes a selfie with some Gonzaga alums on Saturday, May 4, after being rescued from near the top of Mount Whitney.
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Saksham Gakhar smiles after being rescued by a group of Gonzaga University alums who were climbing Mt. Whitney. Gakhar spent the night near 14,505-foot peak with almost no warm clothing.
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Mt. Muir is where Josh Wiley injured his shoulder on Friday May 3, 2019. Wiley spent the night on the wall.
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Saksham Gakhar, left, Nick Gloria and Josh Wiley stand at the top of the chute, the hardest part of the climb to Mt. Whitney. All three became emotional upon ascending the crux of the route.
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The 14,500-foot Mt. Whitney is in the center of this photo.
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A photo shows where Josh Wiley spent the night on Mt. Muir after hurting his shoulder. ORG XMIT: Pz_YmlWhmh0CCXxFQ6fb
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Josh Wiley, left, and Saksham Gakhar take a nap on their way up Mt. Whitney Friday May 3, 2019.
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