Cheshire teenager safe after avalanche on Everest
Alex Sandiforth has tweeted to say he's OK after Nepal earthquake triggered avalanche while he was climbing Mount Everest
Alex Sandiforth has tweeted to say he's OK after Nepal earthquake triggered avalanche while he was climbing Mount Everest
A teenager from Cheshire who was caught in an avalanche on Mount Everest has returned home.
19-year-old Alex Staniforth was climbing the mountain when the landslide was triggered by the Nepal earthquake.
Alex from Chester, was at Camp 1 on the world's highest peak when the devastating quake hit.
Read about Alex's account of the devastation here
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A Lancashire charity which runs a school in Nepal has appealed to help as it supports the earthquake recovery effort.