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Presumed dead by his own family, veteran guide Hillary Dawa Sherpa survived six days alone above 7,500 metres on a chocolate bar and melted snow…
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 19, 2026
His family had begun preparing funeral rites. Six days after Hillary Dawa Sherpa vanished above 7,500 metres on Mount Everest, a rubbish-collection crew near Base Camp spotted a lone figure crawling out of the Khumbu Icefall. It was him — alive. Key facts…
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