Sherpa Guide Survives Week on Everest, Crawls to Safety
WHO:
AP News - Dawa Sherpa works for a small Kathmandu-based company called Himalayan Traverse.
CNN - Chris Thrall, a British climber and former Royal Marine, was the last person to see Hillary Dawa Sherpa before he went missing.
The Guardian - Dawa Sherpa is also known as Hillary Dawa Sherpa after the famous climber Edmund Hillary.
The Guardian - Chris Thrall, a British climber and former Royal Marine, posted a video tribute to Dawa Sherpa, believing he had died on the mountain.
ABC News - Dawa Sherpa was guiding a Polish climber when he went missing.
ABC News - Pemba Sherpa is the executive director of 8K Expeditions, which coordinated the search for Dawa Sherpa.
ABC News - Dawa Sherpa was found in a condition where he was "slowly sliding down through the icefall."
ABC News - Mhendo Lhamo Sherpa is Dawa's daughter, who reported, "He recognized me … is good and speaks."
BBC News - Dawa Sherpa was found crawling towards Base Camp six days after he went missing at a higher altitude.
AP News - Dawa Sherpa, a 52-year-old Sherpa guide from Okhaldhunga, Nepal, was guiding a Polish climber.
AP News - Pemba Sherpa of 8K Expeditions coordinated the search for Dawa Sherpa.
AP News - Damu Sherpa is Dawa's wife, and Mendo Lhamu Sherpa is his teenage daughter.
WHAT:
CNN - Dawa Sherpa was found crawling through the icefall, exhausted and frostbitten, after spending almost a week on the mountain without food or bottled oxygen.
AP News - Dawa Sherpa was quickly carried down to safety and given food and water after being found.
The Guardian - Dawa Sherpa was last seen at a spot called Yellow Band above camp 3, which is located at 7,200 metres (23,622ft).
The Guardian - Dawa Sherpa was found crawling down the snowy slopes around the Khumbu Icefall, just above base camp.
ABC News - Dawa Sherpa was found suffering from exhaustion and severe frostbite on his hands.
AP News - Dawa Sherpa was located by a cleaning crew Thursday morning while crawling down the snowy slopes around the Khumbu Icefall.
ABC News - Dawa Sherpa survived "alone for nearly a week without food, water, or supplemental oxygen."
ABC News - Rescuers described the location where Dawa was found as lying at an elevation of 17,999 feet.
AP News - Dawa Sherpa was reunited with his family, who had begun funeral rituals for him, after he was found alive.
AP News - Mendo Lhamu Sherpa, Dawa's daughter, stated they were on the second day of a funeral ritual when they received news of his rescue.
AP News - Dawa Sherpa was found crawling to base camp on Mount Everest after being missing for a week.
AP News - He was located by a cleaning crew while crawling down the snowy slopes around the Khumbu Icefall.
AP News - More than 1,000 climbers and their guides scaled Everest during the busiest climbing season ever.
WHERE:
AP News - The incident occurred on Mount Everest, specifically around the Khumbu Icefall and Base Camp.
AP News - Dawa Sherpa was taken to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu after his rescue.
WHEN:
AP News - Dawa Sherpa was last seen around May 29 descending the mountain.
AP News - The climbing season began late due to a massive ice block on the route that took about two weeks to clear.
WHY:
AP News - Dawa Sherpa did not make it to base camp despite his client reaching it, as they were among the last climbers on the mountain.
HOW:
CNN - Dawa Sherpa slipped and fell into a crevasse near Camp 1 at around 6,000 meters (19,800 feet) and spent two days inside the icy fissure before managing to free himself.
The Guardian - A helicopter rescue team had failed to find Dawa Sherpa before he was located by a climbing support team.
AP News - A rescue helicopter was used to transport Dawa Sherpa to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu after he was found.
ABC News - A team from the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee was collecting garbage and dismantling guide ropes when they spotted Dawa.
AP News - Dawa Sherpa was located by a cleaning crew from the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee while crawling down the snowy slopes.
AP News - Dawa Sherpa was found by a team from the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, which cleans up the site after climbers leave.
AP News - A rescue helicopter was used to transport Dawa Sherpa to the hospital after he was found.
(UPDATED June 5, 2026 08:17 UTC)
Dawa Sherpa, who works for a small Kathmandu-based company called Himalayan Traverse, was found crawling through the icefall, exhausted and frostbitten, after spending almost a week on the mountain without food or bottled oxygen. He had slipped and fallen into a crevasse near Camp 1 at around 6,000 meters and spent two days trapped inside before managing to free himself. After being discovered, Dawa was quickly carried down to safety and provided with food and water.
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(UPDATED June 5, 2026 06:20 UTC)
Dawa Sherpa, also known as Hillary Dawa Sherpa after the legendary climber Edmund Hillary, was last seen at a challenging spot called Yellow Band above camp 3, which sits at an elevation of 7,200 meters. He was later found crawling down the snowy slopes near the Khumbu Icefall, just above base camp, after a helicopter rescue team had initially failed to locate him. British climber and former Royal Marine Chris Thrall even posted a video tribute to Dawa, believing he had tragically died on the mountain.
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(UPDATED June 5, 2026 01:41 UTC)
Dawa Sherpa, who was guiding a Polish climber, was found suffering from exhaustion and severe frostbite on his hands after going missing in the snowy slopes around the Khumbu Icefall. He was located by a cleaning crew and subsequently transported to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu by a rescue helicopter. Pemba Sherpa, the executive director of 8K Expeditions, coordinated the search efforts for Dawa Sherpa.
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(UPDATED June 4, 2026 19:41 UTC)
Dawa Sherpa was found in a precarious state, "slowly sliding down through the icefall," after surviving alone for nearly a week without food, water, or supplemental oxygen at an elevation of 17,999 feet. His daughter, Mhendo Lhamo Sherpa, reported that he recognized her and was able to speak, indicating he was in good spirits despite the ordeal. A team from the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, which was collecting garbage and dismantling guide ropes, made the crucial discovery of Dawa.
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(UPDATED June 4, 2026 13:57 UTC)
Dawa Sherpa was found alive crawling towards Base Camp six days after he went missing at a higher altitude, thanks to a cleaning crew from the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee. His family had already begun funeral rituals for him, and his daughter, Mendo Lhamu Sherpa, revealed they were on the second day of those rituals when they received the incredible news of his rescue. The reunion with his family marks a miraculous turn of events in what seemed to be a tragic situation.
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(UPDATED June 4, 2026 11:51 UTC)
Dawa Sherpa, a 52-year-old Sherpa guide from Nepal, was found crawling to base camp on Mount Everest after being missing for a week, having last been seen around May 29. He was located by a cleaning crew from the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee near the Khumbu Icefall and was subsequently transported to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu by rescue helicopter. Pemba Sherpa of 8K Expeditions coordinated the search for Dawa, who is married to Damu Sherpa and has a teenage daughter named Mendo Lhamu Sherpa.