A British mountain guide has been rescued from Mount Everest after spending six days stranded with only a bar of chocolate and melted ice for sustenance. The guide, identified as 38-year-old James Morrison from Cumbria, was part of a commercial expedition when he became separated from his team during a sudden storm above the Khumbu Icefall. For almost a week, he endured sub-zero temperatures and severe altitude sickness, melting snow in a water bottle to survive.
His rescue was carried out by a team of Sherpas and fellow climbers after weather conditions improved. Morrison was found weak but conscious, suffering from frostbite and dehydration. He was airlifted to a hospital in Kathmandu where doctors described his survival as a “miracle of endurance.
” The climbing community has praised his knowledge of mountain survival techniques, honed over 15 years of climbing the world’s highest peaks. The incident has reignited debate over the risks of commercial expeditions on Everest, but Morrison’s story stands as a testament to human resilience.
