Our friend MAGAN BISSA, a leading mountaineer of the country and a veteran of 4 Everest Expeditions and summiter of mountains such as Nanda Devi , Saser Kangri and many more mountains, was looking forward to making his fourth attempt at summitting Mount Everest His first was in 1984 with the Sucessful IMF expedition which put the first Indian women Bachendri Pal on top of Everest.
He was a member of the team from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi, India. Unfortunately on 07 May 2009, at camp 3 he fell ill and his serious condition needed immediate, invasive medical attention. He was promptly evacuated from the base camp to Kathmandu. An immediate surgery followed that led to the removal of 80% of his intestine! Sheer grit and determination helped him recover and return home.
However, post operative complications drove him to seek further medical help and is now admitted in the Institute of Liver and Binary Sciences, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, for the past 30 days. He has been in Intensive care unit and the treatment is being carried out under the guidance of the best doctors in the country. The treatment at the hospital may take anytime from 2 weeks to 3 months depending upon the healing process. His situation is VERY CRITICAL.
