What began as a hiking trip with friends on the breathtaking slopes of the Tibetan side of Mount Everest turned into a frightening ordeal for 30-year-old Feng Holiday, after a rare October blizzard left her and hundreds of hikers stranded in treacherous conditions.

Feng and her group had set off from Youpa Village, in Tibet's Shigatze prefecture, for their trek through the scenic Gama Valley on the eastern side of Mount Everest on Oct. 1. But three days in, a blizzard struck.

Feng was among hundreds of trekkers who had to evacuate after unusually high snowfall collapsed tents and covered trails on Saturday evening, leaving hikers stranded at roughly 16,400 feet (5000 metres).

About 350 trekkers had been safely evacuated to the small township of Qudang, while over 200 others had been con

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