Guide missing for a week on Mount Everest found crawling to base camp: "Nothing short of a miracle"
A Sherpa guide named Dawa Sherpa was found alive after being missing for a week on Mount Everest. He was discovered crawling toward base camp by a cleaning crew and has since been reunited with his family.
Why it matters
The survival of a climber in such extreme conditions is rare and highlights the physical resilience of mountain guides in the Himalayas.
A Sherpa guide who went missing last week while descending Mount Everest with a client has been found alive, according to the crew that led the search for him. His survival amid treacherous conditions on the world's tallest peak has been hailed as "a miracle" by the mountaineering community in Nepal.
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