Filmmaker Michael survivor said he watched as the wall of ice approached . The 38-year - old from New ##dale then told his group to get down . He said : ' It was about 4,000 feet of snow ... there was nowhere to run ' Hoping for the best , he lay down and got into the fetal position . The force of the oncoming snow caused him to slam into a rock . He dug himself out and then searched for colleagues and other survivors . Another survivor said avalanche was ' something out of a horror movie ' At least five people who were on the Everest at the time have survived .
Filmmaker Michael Churton said he watched as the wall of ice approached . The 38-year-old from New York then told his group to get down . He said : 'It was about 4,000 feet of snow ... there was nowhere to run ' Hoping for the best , he lay down and got into the fetal position . The force of the oncoming snow caused him to slam into a rock . He dug himself out and then looked for colleagues and other survivors . Another survivor said avalanche was 'something out of a Hollywood movie ' At least 17 people who were on Mount Everest at the time have died .