Mountaineer Dawa Sherpa - who is in his 50s - vanished on the upper reaches of the world's highest mountain in bitter conditions early on May 30. KATHMANDU: A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest for six days and was believed dead has been found alive after crawling alone almost to Base Camp, officials told AFP on Thursday (Jun 4). His wife had even begun to offer last rite prayers for his soul, she told AFP at the hospital in the capital Kathmandu, where he is recovering