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00:00I was able to pull myself out from a foot of avalanche debris.
00:18I came down to advanced base camp having suffered a broken rib and several lacerations on my
00:25head.
00:27But what really affected me was seeing Jennifer and the boys.
00:31I began to question, why was it me, why not Alex?
00:48He wanted to come and help us through our grieving process.
00:52It was part of a loyalty he felt to Alex.
00:56Alex communicated quite deeply with the indigenous people in the mountains that he visited.
01:10There's been more Sherpas that have died on Everest alone than any other nationality.
01:18We can do something to make this a better deal for these people.
01:27Like this!
01:34Overhand strong, figure eight, extra strong.
01:56I had no idea what survivor's guilt was.