Everest guide survived six-day ordeal by eating chocolate and 'chewing ice'

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Dawa Sherpa, an Everest guide, survived six days on the mountain by rationing chocolate and chewing ice after becoming separated from his expedition team. Rescued when a cleaning crew spotted him sliding down the slopes, Sherpa recounted his ordeal from a hospital bed to the BBC. The guide's survival against extreme odds, at altitudes where temperatures plummet and oxygen levels drop critically, underscores both the perilous nature of Everest climbing and the human capacity to endure in life-or-death conditions.