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Trapped on Everest for days, Nepali survivor recounts escape
Yahoo • • world
Key Points:
- Nepali mountaineer Dawa Sherpa survived three days trapped in an eight-metre deep Everest crevasse by consuming biscuits, chocolates, and ice, despite his fractured leg and frostbitten fingers.
- An avalanche eventually filled the crevasse with snow, enabling Sherpa to crawl out and nearly reach Base Camp, where he was found by a Nepali rescue team after being missing for about a week.
- Sherpa had fallen behind his team due to running out of oxygen and became trapped after slipping in the Khumbu icefall; his communication devices failed, delaying rescue efforts.
- His family had already begun mourning him, and monks performed last rites, while the government has launched an investigation into the delayed rescue.
- Sherpa, now recovering in Kathmandu, said he will no longer work as a climber but may continue trekking instead.
