Climber trapped on Everest for days says avalanche saved him
Summary
Nepali climber Dawa Sherpa was trapped for about a week inside a deep ice crack on Mount Everest after falling into a crevasse. He survived on biscuits, chocolate, coffee, and ice until an avalanche filled the crevasse with snow, allowing him to escape and make his way down the mountain to safety.Key Facts
- Dawa Sherpa was trapped inside a 25-foot deep ice crevasse on Everest for around seven days.
- He survived by eating biscuits, chocolates, drinking dried coffee rehydrated with ice, and melting chunks of ice for water.
- Sherpa was working as a cook but acted as a substitute guide despite never having climbed to Everest's summit before.
- He lost oxygen supply, became unable to move, and had frostbitten fingers and a fractured leg.
- Sherpa fell into the crevasse after slipping on a ladder in the Khumbu Icefall, a dangerous glacier area.
- An avalanche later filled the crevasse, creating an exit path that Sherpa used to escape.
- His family had already begun mourning him, believing he was dead.
- Rescue efforts were delayed because his satellite phone did not work and his walkie-talkie batteries died.
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