On May 12, a large avalanche raced down Mount Everest’s slopes and struck a climbers’ base camp on the mountain’s southern face in Tibet. The dramatic event was captured on video and quickly circulated online.
Eyewitnesses described the sky going dark as a dense cloud of snow and ice surged through the area, reducing visibility to almost zero. The slide battered tents and buried sections of the campsite; footage shows teams scrambling but remaining composed as they followed established safety procedures.
Veteran climbers say such avalanches can occur without warning, underscoring the ever-present risks of high-altitude expeditions. Social media users reacted to the footage with shocked surprise — one wrote, “Never seen someone zip up a tent so quickly,” while another commented, “looks like AI but it’s not. Yeah glad you ok guys.”
The video does not make clear whether anyone was seriously hurt, and expedition teams had not issued detailed public statements in the immediate aftermath. The clip serves as a stark reminder of how rapidly conditions can change in the high mountains.
