Insurance coverage made the return of Everest climbers

"When the quake struck, we only have to climb as high as 364 meters or a few kilometers away in three or four hours to get to the Main Camp Everest.

SEPANG: Purchase insurance before leaving for Kathmandu, Nepal to climb Mount Everest climber makes it eight Amal Travel Association (PeKA) arrange safe trip home so they arrive in the country today.

Head of the group of climbers concerned, Zakaria Talib, 54, an information technology manager, said they left for Kathmandu to climb Mount Everest on 18 April.

When the quake struck at noon 25 April they were at a tea house in Labouche at an altitude of 5,000 meters, he said.

"When the quake struck, we only have to climb as high as 364 meters or a few kilometers away in three or four hours to get to the Main Camp Everest.

Tremor prevent other drivers we continue the climb towards the citizens of Nepal can not continue to serve as home to see his family home should be destroyed following the earthquake, "he told reporters after arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) with Malaysia Airlines flight MH0115, today ,

Zakaria said the volatile situation at the time with many climbers stranded on the track and thinking congestion when down he tried to call the insurance company for assistance.

"Insurance companies are willing to hire a special helicopter to take us at a certain height to be taken to the city airport, at the foot of Mount Everest Lukla.

However, the authorities did not allow Nepal due to security reasons. We have no choice but to walk down carefully. On the way down we saw more climbers were injured, "he said, adding that two days after the tremor then the group arrived in Lukla.

Zakaria said the Lukla, insurance companies manage the group flight to Kathmandu and organize their stay in a five star hotel in the capital of Nepal, before getting their tickets to return to Kuala Lumpur, today.

He said that what happened did not break his spirit to climb Mount Everest, but he plans to climb again next year.

PeKA climbers group consists of four men and four women. In addition to other climbers Zakaria is Jasmi Males, Zamri Ibrahim Abdul Ghani and Shahidan while female climber is Satyiana Rosli, Zuraini Abdul Malek, Aminah Ahmad Abdul Kadir and Normazlina.

An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale hit Nepal in the area of ​​the capital, Kathmandu and Pokhara city at 2:56 pm (Malaysian time) on 25 April. Several aftershocks were also incidents occur.

The tragedy of the earthquake may be deemed to be the worst hit Nepal in period of 81 years.

According to media reports, up to this day mortality in Nepal reached 7,000 while almost 15,000 people were injured.