Dawa Sherpa, a Nepali climber, survived a week alone on Mount Everest after escaping a deep crevasse and returning safely, saying, "I thought I would die there."

Dawa Sherpa, a Nepali climber, survived a week alone on Mount Everest after escaping a deep crevasse and returning safely, saying, "I thought I would die there."

Dawa Sherpa was airlifted to Kathmandu, where doctors treated him for frostbite, severe dehydration and a fractured thigh bone.