Missing Sherpa guide found alive on Everest after funeral rites had begun
Summary
A Nepali Sherpa guide, Hillary Dawa Sherpa, who was thought to have died on Mount Everest, was found alive a week after going missing. He was discovered crawling near base camp with frostbite and was taken to a hospital in Kathmandu, where his family had already started funeral rites.Key Facts
- Hillary Dawa Sherpa went missing on May 29 while guiding a Polish climber on Mount Everest.
- He was last seen in the "death zone," a high-altitude area with very low oxygen.
- A helicopter rescue team initially could not find him.
- He was found alive near the Khumbu icefall, just above base camp, with frostbite on his hands.
- After being found, Dawa was flown to a hospital in Kathmandu for treatment.
- His wife and daughter had already started traditional funeral rituals before learning he was alive.
- Dawa works for Himalayan Traverse, a Kathmandu-based company, and is from Okhaldhunga in Nepal.
- This climbing season on Everest saw over 1,000 climbers, making it the busiest ever, despite difficult conditions.
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