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Nigel Vardy is an English mountaineer whose experiences of recovering from severe frostbite injuries led him to become a motivational speaker and author. Vardy was rescued after being overtaken by darkness at high altitude on a climb of Denali in Alaska in May 1999, facing temperatures of −76 °F (−60 °C). He suffered severe frostbite and his injuries led to the amputation of all his toes, fingers and his nose. In 2006 a 45-minute documentary was broadcast of his party's incident on Mount McKinley for the TV series I Shouldn't Be Alive.