Earlier this morning we brought you some pictures and videos of the devastation the massive earthquake in Nepal has wreaked.

One South African, Rob Bentley, saw the quake in action first-hand. He is the South African team base camp manager and managed to film his reaction in the immediate aftermath. The SA team leader Sean Wisedale reported on his blog that the team had now left Everest base camp. This from SAPeople:

When the injured needed to be hauled into a makeshift medical tent – Rob was there. I am very fortunate to be in the company of people I would go to war with…

Climbing is an analogy for life. We constantly face adversity. Overcoming challenges and celebrating success gives us a reason to climb and to live. Right now we are safe. We believe that the seismicity of the region has stabilized. We have little more to offer to assist the dead and injured, most of whom have been evacuated from Base Camp.

Here’s hoping the SA team, along with the scores of other people currently suffering in Nepal, manage to make it out the other side.

[source:sapeople&news24]