Missing Nepali climber found alive after six days on Everest

June 4, 2026

A Nepali climbing guide named Hillary Dawa Sherpa was found alive after going missing on Mount Everest for six days. The experienced Sherpa vanished on the upper reaches of the world’s highest mountain early on May 30 and was feared dead until he crawled back to Base Camp on Thursday morning, officials reported.

Sherpa was discovered close to Base Camp by the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC), a Nepali team that helps set routes on Everest and clean up waste left behind by climbers. Search teams had previously set out to find him but were unable to locate him until he made his way down the mountain on his own.

The rescue comes during a record-breaking Everest season where over 1,000 climbers reached the summit. Sherpa’s survival after six days stranded on the upper mountain is considered remarkable, given the extreme conditions and altitude that make survival virtually impossible without proper equipment and support. TRT World