RESCUERS trying to save more than 200 climbers still stuck on Mount Everest are battling against "extreme" freak snow.

Almost 1,000 mountaineers GOT trapped more than 16,000ft up after a massive snow storm cut off their descent route.

Hundreds of local villagers and emergency workers have joined a days-long mission to to clear heaps of snow blocking the trails and guide walkers down.

Around 350 people were led to safety by the heroic teams on Sunday after facing being half-buried in their tents.

But efforts to fetch those still stranded have been hampered by tough conditions.

Local tour companies said that snowfall had been continuous since Friday.

Footage shows the teams contending with brutal weather on the Tibetan side of the mountain.

The freak blizzard struck on Friday

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