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Mount Everest climber recounts moment he lost guide who survived alone for six days
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- Toby Mann Watch: 'Miracle' rescue after guide stranded on Everest for six days.
- Dawa Sherpa was found alive on Thursday, after six days in what's known as the "death zone".
- Thrall told BBC's Newshour: "It's kind of crazy one minute to be fighting back tears with his daughter, and then the next minute to see him crawling into town.
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Toby Mann Watch: 'Miracle' rescue after guide stranded on Everest for six days. A former British soldier has recounted the moment he became separated from a Nepali mountain guide as they were descending Mount Everest.
Dawa Sherpa was found alive on Thursday, after six days in what's known as the "death zone". Climber Chris Thrall said that at first, it was impossible to believe Sherpa had survived against the odds.
Thrall told BBC's Newshour: "It's kind of crazy one minute to be fighting back tears with his daughter, and then the next minute to see him crawling into town. It's absolutely amazing, beyond words".
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