This mountaineer faced death on one of the world’s most dangerous mountains. Now, he's fighting to protect it

Anurag Maloo is a walking, talking miracle. In 2023, he was abseiling down Annapurna, the 10th highest mountain in the world, when he slipped due to a rope failure and fell into a crevasse. Maloo was trapped for three days before a rescue team found him unconscious. After doctors performed CPR for four hours, he faced a long period of rehab in which he lost the fingers on his right hand and had to relearn how to stand and walk. Today, Maloo believes he survived for a larger purpose: to protect the mountains and glaciers that gave him a second life. He founded The Voice of Glaciers, which uses arts, science, community action and storytelling to raise awareness about glaciers, their foundational importance to #water systems, and the dangers they face from climate change.