{"id":345806,"date":"2026-06-04T23:22:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=345806"},"modified":"2026-06-04T23:22:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:52:21","slug":"sherpa-guide-lost-on-mount-everest-found-alive-crawling-back-to-base-camp-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/sherpa-guide-lost-on-mount-everest-found-alive-crawling-back-to-base-camp-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Sherpa guide lost on Mount Everest found alive crawling back to base camp – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Mount Everest Sherpa guide was found crawling back to base camp per week after he went missing and was safely reunited along with his family, who were uncertain if he would return.<\/p>\n

Dawa Sherpa, 52, was last seen May 29 at a spot called Yellow Band above Camp 3 at 7,200 metres (23,622 feet). Base camp is at 5,300 metres (17,388 feet), but he failed to succeed in it although his client did, The Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n

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The pair were among the many last on the mountain because the climbing season drew to a detailed and their route down was dismantled.<\/p>\n

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Dawa was spotted by a cleansing crew on Thursday morning, crawling down the snow-capped slopes near the Khumbu Icefall, just above base camp, Pemba Sherpa of 8K Expeditions<\/a>, which co-ordinated the search, told the AP.<\/p>\n

The crew transported him to safety and provided food and water. Dawa was flown by rescue helicopter to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal\u2019s capital, where his wife and daughter, who had already begun funeral rituals, were waiting for him.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe first heard that he was still alive on the local news and from an individual we all know who called with the news that \u2026 he’s being brought down,\u201d his wife, Damu Sherpa, said.<\/p>\n

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Despite Dawa having been missing since last week, a search-and-rescue team was delayed in deploying. When helicopters were finally sent to search out him, Dawa was nowhere to be seen. His family had given up hope and were on the second day of a days-long funeral ritual when news of his rescue reached them.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOnce we first heard about it (the rescue), we couldn’t make certain if that person was indeed our father,\u201d his daughter Mendo Lhamu said. \u201cSo, to make sure, we asked for photos to be sent after which only we were sure and really pleased.\u201d<\/p>\n

The team that spotted Dawa was a part of the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, which is chargeable for placing the ladders and ropes at the beginning of every climbing season after which removing the equipment and cleansing up after its closure.<\/p>\n

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