Miracle on Everest: Guide believed dead spotted crawling down ice
A Nepali climbing guide named Dawa Sherpa was found alive after being missing for six days on Mount Everest. His survival is being hailed as a miracle after he was presumed dead following a descent from the summit.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the extreme risks associated with the record-breaking levels of traffic on Mount Everest.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Kamal Pariyar , BBC Nepali, Kathmandu and Koh Ewe , BBC News Getty Images Dawa Sherpa vanished on Mount Everest last week and was feared to have died A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest for six days has been found crawling down to base camp in what has been described as a miraculous self-rescue.
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