Reports of deaths and missing climbers on Mount Everest during this year’s spring climbing season continue to emerge. In the latest incident, a Nepali mountain guide has reportedly gone missing while descending from the world’s highest peak after successfully leading a client to the summit.

According to preliminary information released on Tuesday, the missing guide has been identified as Dawa Sherpa of Okhaldhunga. He was working with Himalayan Traverse Adventure Pvt. Ltd. as part of an Everest expedition team.

The company said Dawa Sherpa had successfully guided a Polish climber to the summit of Everest. The pair reached the top of the mountain on May 27 (Jestha 13).

According to information provided by the Polish climber, Sherpa went missing near Camp III on May 29 (Jestha 15), two days after the summit push. The climber informed Himalayan Traverse Adventure about the disappearance, although detailed information about the circumstances remains unavailable.

When contacted for comment, Dawa Sherpa, owner of Himalayan Traverse Adventure, said he was attending a meeting related to the search operation and declined to provide further details.

Nepal’s Department of Tourism has yet to issue an official statement regarding the incident.

The disappearance comes during a climbing season already marked by multiple fatalities. So far, seven climbers and guides have died on Everest and Makalu during the 2026 spring mountaineering season.

Mountaineering operators say news of another missing Nepali guide has heightened concerns within the climbing community. The government had deployed around 60 liaison officers to monitor expeditions on peaks above 6,500 metres this season.

However, a managing director of a Nepali expedition company criticized the authorities for not having timely information about the incident. He said it was alarming that government agencies still lacked clear details nearly a week after a climber or guide reportedly went missing on Everest.

“There were expectations that liaison officers would maintain effective oversight of expeditions, but the results have not matched those expectations,” he said.

The same official also claimed that the body of an Indian climber remains stranded near the Hillary Step, close to Everest’s summit, and that recovery is unlikely before the end of the season.

He further alleged that search efforts for the missing guide have not been sufficiently coordinated. Authorities have yet to disclose where exactly Dawa Sherpa lost contact or the circumstances surrounding his disappearance.

Mountaineering operators have urged the relevant agencies to provide the guide’s family with accurate information about the incident and details of the ongoing search efforts.

Although the Everest climbing season has now ended, the Department of Tourism has not yet released official figures on the total number of successful summit attempts this year.

The Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC), which manages the climbing route between Everest Base Camp and Camp II, halted climbing operations from May 29. On Tuesday, SPCC Base Camp Manager Chhiring Tenzing Sherpa said that ropes, ladders and other route-fixing equipment installed for the season had already been removed from the mountain.