A delegation including the association's president, Furgelje Sherpa, reached Hams Hospital on Friday and issued a statement after understanding Dawa's health condition and making this demand.
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The Nepal Mountaineering Association has demanded an independent investigation into the disappearance of Dawa Sherpa, an experienced mountaineering guide from Okhaldhunga, also known as 'Hillary Dawa', on Mount Everest.
A delegation including the association's president Furgelje Sherpa reached Hams Hospital on Friday and issued a statement to inquire about Dawa's health condition.
Dawa Sherpa, who was seen around the fourth camp of Mount Everest until Jestha 15, was miraculously found alive on Thursday after missing for 6 days.
After being rescued from a very difficult situation, doctors have said that his health condition is currently stable and he is improving during treatment.
However, the nature of the incident has created a serious moral debate in the international mountaineering community. The association has expressed concern that leaving an experienced guide alone in the 'death zone' of Mount Everest, one of the most difficult areas on earth, is a serious humanitarian and moral failure.
The association said in a statement, “The abandonment of a 57-year-old mountaineering guide in the death zone of Everest raises serious moral and humanitarian questions that need to be addressed in depth.”
Association President Sherpa said that a detailed investigation into the incident should be conducted, accountability should be ensured, and immediate state-level intervention is necessary to prevent such incidents from recurring.
According to him, “The government should form an independent committee to conduct a detailed study of the entire process and decisions leading up to the incident through an independent investigation committee.”
Similarly, the association has demanded that the individuals, teams, or companies found responsible for the incident be held legally and morally accountable regarding legal and moral accountability.
This organization of mountaineering professionals and stakeholders has also urged all mountaineering companies and expeditions to prioritize responsibility, mutual cooperation, and safety.
