Stephen Venables rescue at 19,000 feet.

In 1992, the honours went to two brave Indian Air force helicopter pilots, Sqn Ldr P Jaiswal and Flt Lt P K Sharma as they rescued injured Stephen Venables from higher slopes of Panch Chilli V. With snow slopes inches away from the helicopter rotors they landed on one ski of the chopper with the other still hovering in the air and lifted Venables to safety. This Indian-British team had climbed Panch Chilli II and made first ascent of Peak V when the tragedy had struck Venables. A loose piton made him tumble hundreds of feet injuring knee and ankle, till the spirited historic rescue saved his life.