In what climbers are calling a miracle, a 52-year-old Sherpa guide who was presumed dead in Mount Everest after he vanished during descent on May 29 was found alive after six days near Base Camp on Thursday morning.

A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest for six days and was feared dead has been found alive after crawling back to Base Camp, officials told AFP on Thursday.

Hillary Dawa Sherpa was found alive by a Nepali team that helps set routes on the mountain.