A guide has been rescued after six days stranded on Mount Everest, in an operation that sources confirm was on the verge of being abandoned. The climber, identified as a local Sherpa, was found alive but suffering from severe frostbite and exhaustion, after a storm pinned him down at over 7,000 metres. The British mountaineering team involved in the rescue has praised the response, but the timeline reveals a familiar pattern of delay.
Documents uncovered by this newsroom show that the initial distress signal was logged five days before the rescue team reached him. Questions remain about why it took so long to mobilise, and who bears responsibility. The story is still unfolding.
