An Everest guide's miraculous survival raises questions for tourism industry
Why was a cook leading clients up the world's highest peak? And why was he left to rescue himself?
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Why was a cook leading clients up the world's highest peak? And why was he left to rescue himself?
Dawa Sherpa, 57, survived a six-day ordeal on Mount Everest after being stranded, subsisting on chocolate and ice before crawling back to Base Camp.
Dawa Sherpa, 52, survived six days alone on Mount Everest without food or supplemental oxygen, crawling back to Base Camp against all odds.
A Sherpa climbing guide, believed to have died on Mount Everest, was found alive after spending almost a week on the mountain without food or bottled oxygen.
A 52-year-old Sherpa, Hillary Dawa Sherpa, was found alive after being missing for six days on Mount Everest, crawling down an ice flow near the base camp.
Dawa Sherpa, a 52-year-old Nepali guide, survived six days alone on Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, relying on chocolates and ice for sustenance.
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