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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Notable Quotes
"Do I go back for the Sherpa who's probably going to rock up and be fine as he has done hundreds of times before, or do I help my fellow climber who's got no oxygen, frostbite in his fingers, and obviously, you're never far off hypothermia up there?"
— Chris Thrall , Other
"I didn't think I would be alive. I thought I would perish this way."
— Dawa Sherpa , Athlete
"As far as I know, no one has survived alone at that altitude on Everest so far."
— Pemba Sherpa , Executive
"And I turned and I said, 'Hillary, are you okay, brother?' He said, 'Yes, yes, fine Chris, please go, go'."
— Chris Thrall , Other
"'As the oxygen ran out, I couldn't walk.'"
— Dawa Sherpa , Athlete
"'When I saw him for the first time, I was so surprised.'"
— Damu Sherpa , Other
"'It was nothing short of a miracle given the conditions.'"
— Pemba Sherpa , Executive
"He recognized me is good and speaks."
— Mhendo Lhamo Sherpa , Other
"It is in itself an astonishing incident."
— Pemba Sherpa , Executive
Key People
Angfurba Sherpa is an HTA manager who commented on the incident involving Hillary Dawa.
Chris Thrall is a British climber who accompanied Hillary Dawa on the ill-fated trek up Mount Everest.
Damu Sherpa is the wife of Dawa Sherpa.
Dawa Sherpa is an experienced guide known for his miraculous survival during a Mount Everest expedition.
Hillary Dawa Sherpa is a climbing guide who survived a perilous descent from Mount Everest.
Mariusz Chmielewski is a Polish climber who was part of the group ascending Mount Everest.
Mhendo Lhamo Sherpa is the daughter of Dawa Sherpa.
Pemba Sherpa is the executive director of 8K Expeditions overseeing search efforts for climbers.
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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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