Sherpa guide missing on Mount Everest for a week found crawling toward base camp
A Sherpa guide missing on Mount Everest for nearly a week was found alive crawling toward base camp and reunited with his family, who had already begun funeral rituals believing he had died.
Medics take Dawa Sherpa, a mountain guide who had been missing for several days in the Everest region, for treatment after he arrived at HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu, - Copyright Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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Published on 04/06/2026 - 12:15 GMT+2•Updated 12:17
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A Sherpa guide missing on Mount Everest for nearly a week was found alive crawling toward base camp and reunited with his family, who had already begun funeral rituals believing he had died.
A Sherpa guide who went missing on Mount Everest was found alive after spending nearly a week alone on the mountain. Dawa Sherpa, 52, was discovered crawling toward base camp by a cleanup team near the Khumbu Icefall, just above Everest Base Camp.
He had last been seen descending the mountain on May 29 after guiding a Polish climber. While his client reached base camp safely, Dawa never arrived, prompting concerns for his safety.
Rescuers carried him down the mountain before he was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Kathmandu. His wife and daughter, who had already begun funeral rituals after losing hope of finding him alive, were waiting to welcome him back. The rescue came at the end of Everest’s busiest climbing season on record.
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