Miracle! Sherpa guide missing for 6 days on Everest found alive crawling in icefall

A Sherpa guide, Dawa, who had been missing for six days on Mount Everest, has been miraculously found alive, stunning the mountaineering world. His family had already begun making funeral arrangements, believing he had perished in the treacherous "death zone" above 7,500 meters.

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At first, I couldn't believe the news and asked for a photo to confirm. Only after seeing it could I believe it. I'm so happy.

Dawa was last seen on May 29 during his descent from the mountain. The "death zone" is characterized by extremely thin air and severe weather conditions, making it the most dangerous area for climbers. British mountaineer Chris Thrall recalled seeing Dawa resting on the snow, who assured him he was fine and urged him to descend quickly. Thrall later encountered a Polish climber with depleted oxygen and frostbite, to whom he gave his spare oxygen before they evacuated together, but Dawa never reappeared.

Search teams dispatched helicopters to find Dawa, but their efforts were unsuccessful. Given the extreme altitude and thin air on Everest, most assumed Dawa had died. However, on the fourth day of the funeral arrangements, a team clearing trash on the mountain discovered a man struggling to crawl towards base camp in a snowfield near the Khumbu Icefall. It was Dawa.

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Dawa's case is a miracle in the history of high-altitude survival.

He was immediately taken to base camp for food and water before being airlifted to the capital, Kathmandu, for medical treatment. Dawa's daughter expressed disbelief and immense joy upon receiving photographic confirmation of her father's survival. Pemba Sherpa, CEO of "8K Expeditions," called Dawa's case a miracle in high-altitude survival, noting that survival for days in such an extreme, oxygen-deprived environment is almost unheard of. Ang Tshering, another mountaineer, praised Dawa's resilience, attributing his survival to the inherent strength of Sherpas who grow up in mountainous regions.

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Surviving for so many days in such harsh conditions on the mountain is simply a miracle. Sherpas grow up in the mountains and are physically very strong; others would not have been able to endure.