'I Thought I Would Perish': Nepali Mountaineer Who Survived Nearly a Week on Everest Recounts Ordeal
The Nepali guide survived nearly a week above 7,600 meters without oxygen and is being treated in Kathmandu for frostbite, dehydration and trauma.
- On Thursday, Nepali guide Dawa Sherpa was discovered alive near Everest Base Camp after six days missing in the mountain's "death zone".
- During the descent on May 29, Dawa became separated from his group above Camp Three after his oxygen supply failed, forcing him to remain behind.
- Trapped in a crevasse for two days, the 52-year-old survived on chocolates before an avalanche pushed snow into the gap, enabling his escape.
- Dawa's family filed a police case against his employer, Himalayan Traverse, alleging negligence, though the company claimed weather conditions prevented a search.
- Recovering in a Kathmandu hospital, Dawa receives treatment for dehydration, frostbite, and a fracture, as experts describe his survival as a "miracle.
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Separated from his team, this sherpa fell into a crevice and lost all his equipment. He managed to survive, and was finally found exhausted.
'I thought I would perish': Nepali mountaineer who survived nearly a week on Everest recounts ordeal
A Nepali mountaineer who survived nearly a week on Mount Everest said he “chewed ice” to stay alive, as he recovered in a hospital after a miraculous rescue that stunned the climbing community. Dawa Sherpa, 57, disappeared in brutal conditions on the upper slopes of the world’s tallest mountain on May 30 during one of the final climbs of the spring season. With few climbers still on the peak and his oxygen exhausted, relatives had given up hope …
When Nepalese mountain guide Dawa Sherpa disappeared on the slopes of Mount Everest nearly a week ago, many believed he was dead. His family in Kathmandu had already begun funeral rites, and rescuers had practically given up hope.
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