Survival experts have a new case study, and it's a doozy. Dawa Sherpa - also known as Hillary Dawa Sherpa - was last seen above Camp 3 at approximately 7,500 meters (24,600 feet) while descending Mount Everest after summiting. He was believed missing for six full days before being rescued in what officials are calling a 'miracle,' because apparently, 'extremely improbable and very cold' wasn't punchy enough.
The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan pieced together how events unfolded, which presumably involved a lot of shivering and hoping. Meanwhile, in other news that definitely doesn't belong on a mountain: a bear that injured four people in an attack on Tuesday remains on the loose within a factory compound, because 2025 isn't done being weird yet.
Elsewhere, huge crowds formed outside a shopping centre in China to see actor Zhang Linghe, proving that celebrity obsession transcends any altitude record. And a North Korean women's football team played in South Korea, marking the first time athletes from the North have crossed the border in nearly eight years - a sporting event that probably had more diplomatic tension than the actual match.