A missing Nepalese guide has been found alive after surviving for three days in a crevasse on Mount Everest, in what a British expedition team has described as a “miracle”. The guide, 27-year-old Tenzing Norbu, was part of a commercial expedition when he vanished during a storm on the North Col route last Tuesday. He is believed to have fallen into a crevasse at an altitude of approximately 7,000 metres, where he remained without food or water until Saturday, when he managed to climb out and signal to a passing team from the United Kingdom.
The British climbers, led by veteran mountaineer Sir Edmund Fawcett, provided emergency medical treatment before coordinating a helicopter evacuation to base camp. Norbu suffered severe frostbite to his hands and feet but is in stable condition in a Kathmandu hospital. The company overseeing the expedition, Himalayan Ascent, has expressed profound gratitude to the British team.
The incident has reignited concerns about safety standards on the world’s highest peak, where 11 climbers died in the 2023 season alone.
