Replying to Glen Plake survives avalanche in Nepal.

"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.