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A Sherpa guide, Dawa Sherpa, was found crawling down from near base camp on Everest after a week missing.
He was carried to safety, given food and water, and flown by helicopter to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu.
The search team was coordinated by the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee as the climbing season neared its end.
Dawa Sherpa is associated with Himalayan Traverse and guided a Polish climber at the time of disappearance.
The Everest season saw more than 1,000 climbers and guides on the mountain before the rescue.
The missing climber's family had begun funeral rituals as the rescue unfolded.
The rescue occurred after helicopters were deployed but initial searches faced delays.
The incident underscores ongoing risks for climbers during the Everest season ending.
Dawa Sherpa, aged 52, hails from Okhaldhunga in southern Nepal.
The rescue team was part of ongoing cleanup and safety efforts on Everest.

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Dawa Sherpa was found alive crawling toward base camp nearly a week after vanishing on Everest.
Rescuers carried him to safety and he received food and water before flying to a Kathmandu hospital.
The rescue came at the end of a record Everest season with over 1,000 climbers reaching the summit.
Dawa Sherpa is receiving treatment in Kathmandu for frostbite and other complications.
His daughter said they learned he was alive through local news and calls from friends.
Nepal’s Everest season saw many climbers and guides collecting fatalities during the ascent.
Dawa Sherpa was found in the Khumbu Icefall, a known danger zone on the descent route.
The family was in the middle of funeral rites when the rescue news arrived.
The company organizing climbs described the survival as nothing short of a miracle.
The rescue underscores Everest's extreme risks despite a high-season turnout.

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Hillary Dawa Sherpa, 52, was found alive after being missing for six days on Mount Everest.
Rescuers located him near the Yellow Band at about 7,600 metres after the descent.
SPCC teams airlifted him to Base Camp and a helicopter later transported him to hospital in Kathmandu.
News has reignited debate over the value and protection of Sherpas in Everest expeditions.
Officials noted the spring climbing season had officially closed, complicating rescue efforts.
The incident has drawn attention to the risks faced by local Sherpas in high-altitude tourism.
Dawa Sherpa survived in freezing conditions and extreme altitude for six days before being rescued.
The Polish client and a British climber were part of the late-May expedition involved.
Efforts to improve safety for Sherpas amid rising scrutiny are being discussed by experts.
The case adds to ongoing debates about earnings and protections in Everest tourism.

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A Sherpa guide on Mount Everest was found crawling toward base camp a week after going missing.
Dawa Sherpa disappeared around May 29 while descending, not reaching base camp with his client.
Medics transported Sherpa to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu after treatment en route.
The rescue occurred as the climbing season neared its end and the route was dismantled.
His wife and daughter, who had begun funeral rituals, awaited his return after confirmation of survival.
The rescue team included members of Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee who helped locate him.
Dawa Sherpa works for Himalayan Traverse and hails from Okhaldhunga, Nepal.
Nepal's mountaineering community hailed the survival as miraculous.
More than 1,000 climbers and their guides were on Everest in May, the busiest season ever.
Everest’s first ascent was in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

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Dawa Sherpa, a 52-year-old guide, was found crawling toward base camp a week after disappearing on Everest.
He was spotted by a cleaning crew and carried to safety before being airlifted to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu.
The rescue involved the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, which maintains route ladders and ropes on Everest each season.
Rescue occurred as the climbing season was ending and the route was being dismantled.
Dawa Sherpa works for Himalayan Traverse and guided a Polish climber when he went missing.
His family had begun funeral rituals before news of his survival arrived.
Nepal’s mountaineering community called the survival miraculous and praised sherpas’ resilience.
Over 1,000 climbers and guides were on Everest this May, marking a record season.
Dawa Sherpa’s rescue highlighted the dangers climbers face near the Khumbu Icefall.
The rescue underscores ongoing Everest safety and rescue efforts in Nepal.

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