Gurbaz Singh is thankful he91裸聊视频檚 alive to tell his story about falling down a mountain.

On Dec. 30, the Surrey teen was scaling Oregon91裸聊视频檚 Mount Hood with friends when he .

Surgically repaired the following day, the fractured femur is a reminder of the moment Gurbaz traversed an ice step that suddenly gave way, in an area known as the Pearly Gates.

91裸聊视频淚 was scouting it out and as I was going there, it was just so fast 91裸聊视频� everything broke and I was falling all of a sudden,91裸聊视频� Gurbaz said Saturday during an interview at his family91裸聊视频檚 townhouse. 91裸聊视频淚 had an axe and was checking it out, and then took a big step and that91裸聊视频檚 when I fell.91裸聊视频�

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He tumbled a few times before he instinctively tried to slow his fall, by creating friction with the snow below him.

91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 remember much, but I remember getting my hands out and managed to slow myself down, and I think that helped because I did end up stopping eventually.

91裸聊视频淎ll I was thinking was, 91裸聊视频業 have to stop myself, I have to stop myself,91裸聊视频� and that91裸聊视频檚 what I learned in my training. If I kept going, eventually I would have went over a cliff, but I91裸聊视频檓 not certain about that,91裸聊视频� he added.

91裸聊视频淚 was lucky to have survived. It could have been a lot worse.91裸聊视频�

to see rescue video.

UPDATE: Rescuers are making their way down the mountain with the climber now. has a livestream here:

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Rescuers transported Gurbaz to a nearby lodge, and from there he was taken to hospital by ambulance.

At age 16, Gurbaz is already an experienced mountaineer who has done close to 100 peaks.

Over the past three years, his parents have done some hikes with him, but Gurbaz has progressed to join other, more experienced climbers on some adventures, including the one on Mount Hood.

91裸聊视频淚 used to be really fat and it was a weight-loss thing for me,91裸聊视频� Gurbaz said of his hobby, 91裸聊视频渁nd slowly I lost the weight and got some endurance and started doing higher peaks and more technical stuff, as I got more experienced.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 more mountaineering, I don91裸聊视频檛 climb with ropes that much,91裸聊视频� he added. 91裸聊视频淚 do what91裸聊视频檚 called , so I count how many peaks I do.91裸聊视频�

On New Year91裸聊视频檚 Day, fellow climber Mel Olson created an online fundraiser to help Gurbaz91裸聊视频檚 family pay for his hospital bills in Oregon.

91裸聊视频淲e hope he can go back to doing what he loves very soon,91裸聊视频� , which includes photos of his rescue. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e created this page to assist him and his family in coping with the aftermath of this tragic accident and to get him back up on his feet as soon as possible.91裸聊视频�

As of Monday, close to $9,000 has been raised on behalf of Rishamdeep Singh, Gurbaz91裸聊视频檚 father.

91裸聊视频淚t was a last-minute decision to go (to Mount Hood), so we tried to get insurance but couldn91裸聊视频檛,91裸聊视频� Gurbaz explained.

Rishamdeep said he has always encouraged his children to explore their passions and be independent.

91裸聊视频淚 know my son loves to climb and be on the mountains, so that91裸聊视频檚 what he will do,91裸聊视频� Rishamdeep said. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檒l take it slowly from here. This is his hobby, mountaineering and hiking, and apart from that he is also an honour-roll student in math and science. I91裸聊视频檓 very proud of him.91裸聊视频�

A Grade 11 student at Tamanawis Secondary, Gurbaz is a member of the school kabaddi team, and was a competitive chess player as a preteen, before he got into mountaineering.

Now he91裸聊视频檚 learned to adjust to life with crutches, for the time being.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 able to walk around a bit without crutches, and the pain91裸聊视频檚 gone down quite a bit, although it does hurt at night sometimes,91裸聊视频� Gurbaz reported. 91裸聊视频淭hey say I might be running by spring break, so we91裸聊视频檒l see 91裸聊视频� maybe April.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 might slowly ease back into it (climbing). It was a scary experience,91裸聊视频� he continued. 91裸聊视频淔rom my experience I know this is an accident that could have happened to anyone,91裸聊视频� he continued. 91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 think I made any mistakes, I was just scouting it out and taking it slow, and it was an accident. You can be driving in your car and get into an accident, right?91裸聊视频�

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