He went missing on May 29, during the final hours of the climbing season on Everest. Found alive but suffering from frostbite on June 4 at the base of the Khumbu Icefall, Hillary Dawa Sherpa survived for several days without food or assistance before finally being rescued as he crawled through the snow and scree near base camp. A miracle that also raises serious questions about the organization of rescue operations and the responsibility of tour operators.
He was presumed dead. His family had already begun funeral rites. However, Hillary Dawa Sherpa, a 52-year-old Nepalese guide from the Okhaldhunga district, was found alive on Thursday, June 4, at the foot of Mount Everest and the Khumbu Icefall, after spending six days alone on the mountain. According to initial reports from several Nepalese media outlets and confirmed by expedition officials, he was still moving forward, severely weakened, slipping and crawling