🏔️ The conclusion to one of the most unbelievable survival stories in mountaineering history.

🧊 After being presumed dead above 24,000 feet and left off the rescue manifest, 52-year-old Hillary Dawa Sherpa did the impossible: he crawled off Mount Everest entirely on his own. In Part 2, Dawa speaks out about what really happened during those six agonizing days alone in the Death Zone. 🧗‍♂️

Inside this episode:

• 🕳️ The Icefall Trap: How Dawa survived falling into a 25-foot deep crevasse below Camp 1 carrying a 62-pound pack, surviving on dry coffee and chunks of ice.

• ❄️ The Miracle Avalanche: The terrifying moment an avalanche thundered over his crevasse, filling the ice void and creating an unlikely snow ramp that allowed him to claw his way out.

• 🪜 Navigating the Ghost Route: How Dawa negotiated the treacherous Khumbu Icefall after the ladder teams had already dismantled the route and declared the mountain officially closed.

• 🏥 The Homecoming: The dramatic moment SPCC clean-up workers spotted him crawling across the glacier, while his family in Kathmandu was actively performing his funeral rites.

• ⚖️ The Aftermath: Unpacking the corporate negligence, permit loopholes, and systemic issues that allowed a guide to be completely abandoned on the world’s highest peak. 🎧

Abandoned on Everest Part 1 (Hillary Dawa Sherpa)

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