Missing Nepali guide rescued after six days on Everest

A Nepali climbing guide missing on Mount Everest for six days has been found alive after crawling down the mountain alone, officials said Thursday. Dawa Sherpa, an experienced guide in his 50s also known as "Hillary," was discovered near Base Camp by a team from the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC).

He was located in the Khumbu Icefall, just above Base Camp, where he was seen crawling and sliding through the snow. The SPCC team, which manages routes and cleans the mountain, provided immediate assistance. A helicopter then transported him to a hospital in Kathmandu for urgent medical treatment.

Doctors at HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu reported that Sherpa is conscious and being treated for frostbite and cold-related injuries in the intensive care unit. The CEO of the SPCC told media that Sherpa was speaking very slowly upon rescue.

Sherpa went missing early on May 30 after descending from the summit with a client, British climber Chris Thrall. The pair had reached the summit together around 5:00 p.m. on May 29. Thrall described that during their descent from Camp Four the following day, Sherpa stopped to rest. Thrall said Sherpa assured him he was fine and urged him to...