"Renowned American extreme skier Glen Plake, one of the survivors of the
weekend Himalayan avalanche that killed at least eight people, said
Wednesday he feels lucky to be alive but heartbroken that he could not
save two friends who remain missing."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/tibet-crisis-might-have-driven-mountaineers-to-nepal-mountain-hit-by-deadly-avalanche/2012/09/25/a6846122-077f-11e2-9eea-333857f6a7bd_story.html
He is the luckiest of men, may his passing companions rest in peace.