A Nepalese Sherpa guide, Dawa Sherpa (also known as Hillary Dawa), who went missing on May 29 while attempting to summit Mount Everest, was found alive nearly a week later near the treacherous Khumbu Icefall. He had been accompanying a Polish climber who failed to reach the 8,849-meter peak.

The 50-something Sherpa disappeared between Camp III and Camp IV under unclear circumstances. He survived without food, water, or supplemental oxygen, navigating the dangerous Khumbu Icefall even after fixed ladders had been removed for the season.

Lama Kazi Sherpa from the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee confirmed that Dawa was located by his team above base camp near the Khumbu Icefall and safely brought down.

Khimlal Gautam, chief of the Department of Tourism's Everest base camp office, told dpa that rescue efforts were delayed due to complications with expedition paperwork: Dawa had obtained a permit through one company but was climbing with another. "That created complications in the rescue process itself because rescues are expensive operations," he said.

The Nepal Mount Everest hiking company called the survival "nothing short of a miracle" in a social media post. This climbing season, around 1,000 climbers summited Everest, with at least five fatalities.

Source: www.dw.com