later in the day however, weathers regained consciousness and walked alone under his own power to the camp, surprising everyone there, though he was still suffering severe hypothermia and frostbite. despite receiving oxygen and attempts to rewarm him, weathers was practically abandoned again the next morning, 12 may, after a storm had collapsed his tent overnight, and the other survivors once again thought he had died. krakauer discovered he was still conscious when the survivors in camp iv prepared to evacuate. despite his worsening condition, weathers found he could still move mostly under his own power. a rescue team mobilized, hopeful of getting weathers down the mountain alive. over the next two days, weathers was ushered down to camp ii with the assistance of eight healthy climbers from various expeditions, and was evacuated by a daring, high-altitude helicopter rescue. he survived and eventually recovered, but lost his nose, right hand, half his right forearm, and all the fingers on his left hand to frostbite.