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No oxygen and just a few chocolates: Sherpa describes miracle Everest survival
Key takeaways
- Dawa Sherpa has described how he survived almost a week on Mount Everest with no oxygen supply.
- The experienced guide was believed to have perished after he became separated from other climbers in the final days of the mountain's spring climbing season.
- His family was even part way through funeral rituals when the Sherpa emerged six days after he was last seen.
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Dawa Sherpa has described how he survived almost a week on Mount Everest with no oxygen supply. (Supplied: Facebook/Pasang Gelje Sherpa)
Link copied Share Share article. A few chocolates he found in his pocket and an avalanche may have been what saved Dawa Sherpa from almost-certain death on Mount Everest.
The experienced guide was believed to have perished after he became separated from other climbers in the final days of the mountain's spring climbing season.
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