Sherpa Survived 6 Days Alone on Everest. His Family Says He Was Abandoned.

Dawa Sherpa, a Mount Everest guide, was presumed dead after disappearing on May 29 while descending with the season’s last climbing group. Six days later, workers trimming a glacier near base camp found him crawling and alive, and rescuers airlifted him to a Kathmandu hospital. He sustained frostbite on his fingers but remained conscious. His family has publicly blamed Himalayan Traverse Adventure for delaying a search and filed a police report, while 8K Expeditions says it did not organize the rescue and that responsibility lay with the employer. The case has sparked debate about search procedures on Everest and the roles of permits, insurers, and private firms in rescue missions.