Missing Sherpa guide found on Mount Everest after 'miracle' self-rescue

"As far as I know, no one has survived alone at that altitude on Everest so far. This is a miracle to have survived for six days alone and descended safe. I think he must have lived inside the tents to keep himself safe," Pemba Sherpa said.Before he was found, Dawa Sherpa's wife told AFP that she had offered last rite prayers for his sould.On Wednesday, Chris Thrall, a climber and former British Royal Marine, posted a tribute on Instagram for the climbing guide, thinking he had died on the mountain.Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC)Dawa Sherpa (L), who was feared dead after going missing on Everest last week, has been foundIn the video he recalled that Dawa Sherpa had "sat down for a rest with his backpack" as they descended from Camp 4, the highest campsite before the summit. "And I turned and I said, 'Hillary, are you okay, brother?' He said, 'Yes, yes, fine Chris, please go, go!'" Thrall said. "This is nothing new, you know, I'd go ahead, he'd go ahead."As Thrall went down he found a struggling Polish climber, and they continued descending together. But Dawa Sherpa never caught up with them.In the days that followed, 8K Expeditions reportedly launched an aerial search but did not manage to find him.