Filipino mountaineers Edward Sampelo and Mendelson Dela Cuesta were three days into their trek on a mountain in Nepal when the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck on April 25. The two Qatar-based mountaineers related to News5 how they survived their harrowing experience while negotiating Mount Manaslu when the quake suddenly hit and being stranded there for three days, reports Interaksyon.com.
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