Miracle on Everest: Guide believed dead spotted crawling down ice
Summary
A Nepali guide named Dawa Sherpa went missing on Mount Everest for six days and was thought to be dead. He was found alive, crawling down an icy slope near Base Camp, after surviving alone at very high altitude with very low oxygen levels.Key Facts
- Dawa Sherpa disappeared on May 29 near Camp 3, about 7,500 meters (24,600 feet) above sea level.
- He was helping a Polish climber when he went missing.
- Many thought he had died due to harsh conditions and low oxygen at that height.
- He was found six days later by a cleaning team, slowly sliding down the Khumbu Icefall near Base Camp.
- Dawa Sherpa was in generally good health when found.
- This season has seen more than 1,000 people reach Everest’s summit, the busiest ever.
- Five climbers, including three Nepalis, have died this climbing season so far.
- Dawa Sherpa, also known as Hillary Dawa Sherpa, is an experienced climber named after mountaineer Edmund Hillary.
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