The expedition climbs high into the mountains and finds giant footprints in the snow, evidence of the Yeti's existence. As the tensions between Rollason and Dr. Friend rise, McNee is injured by a bear trap laid by Dr. Friend to catch the Yeti. As soon as McNee is well enough to move, he hobbles from his bed and jumps off a cliff. The Sherpa guide, Kusang, sees this and flees downhill at double speed back to the monastery, from where Helen and Fox decide to mount a rescue mission. Meanwhile, Shelley succeeds in shooting and killing a Yeti, an act that enrages the Yeti's fellows. When Shelley is killed in a failed attempt to catch a live Yeti person, Dr. Friend finally decides to cut his losses and leave with the body of the dead Yeti. However, the Yeti close in on the two survivors and Dr. Friend dies spellbound at the sight of a crushing avalanche.