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ALERT: Missing Mt. Everest tour guide was found miraculously alive above base camp after being missing for 6 days, as his family was already performing a funeral ritual.

Hillary Dawa Sherpa was pronounced missing on May 29th after his clients reached base camp without him.

They were among the last to descend the dismantled mountain trail at the end of the climbing season.

Cleaning crews found Hillary crawling down the snowy mountain at Khumbu Icefall, right above base camp.

A rescue helicopter transported Hillary to HAMS Hospital in Kathmandu, where his wife and daughter reunited with him.

Mendo Lhamu Sherpa, Hillary’s teenage daughter, said they were on day 2 of the funeral ritual, which lasts several days.

Mendo said, “When we first heard about it, we could not be sure if that person was indeed our father… So, to be certain, we asked for photos to be sent, and then only we were sure and very happy.”

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@CarlosGarranzo 🙃🙃🙃🫶🫶🫶💪💪💪🪷🪷🪷🙏🙏🙏💐💐💐Recover well Dawa!!!

[Xanda @XandaMKT]

@EverestToday 🙃🙃🙃💯💯💯💪💪💪🫶👏🫶🫶🫶🤩🤩🤩🪷🪷🪷Recover well. No words. Legendary!!!

[Everest Today @EverestToday]

BREAKING: Dawa Sherpa, A Nepali climber who went missing above Camp III on Mt Everest since last week, has been found alive after a miraculous survival and making an extraordinary descent alone from high on the mountain

He was discovered this morning near Crampon Point by an SPCC garbage management team while crawling toward base camp suffering from frostbite and severely weakened. Details to follow.

[Xanda @XandaMKT]

@KrisAnnapurna 😨🙏🙏🙏🫶🫶🫶😨

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We are finally getting some news after much anticipation
"May And The Woodsman" is coming later this year. Currently in post-production. News shared by crew member.
Starring #PercyHynesWhite & Cassady Mcclincy

[Geology Bits of Knowledge @geologyBits]

🟥 🪴 The Tibetan flaming Prunus serrulata completely redefines winter interest with its glossy, coppery-red bark that looks like polished mahogany peeling away in translucent ribbons.
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While most people celebrate the Japanese cherry blossom for its spring canopy, this rare cultivar turns the trunk itself into a year-round scientific marvel through a striking botanical process called rhytidome shedding.

Horizontal bands of raised lenticels break through the metallic sheen of the bark, acting as vital breathing pores that allow gas exchange while the tree stands dormant against alpine freezes.

The brilliant color of the bark is actually a chemical defense mechanism, packed with high concentrations of condensed tannins and protective phenolic compounds that shield the wood from harsh UV radiation and hungry herbivores.

In the spring, this fiery structure transitions into a softer display of dense, double-layered pink blossoms that attract native pollinators before turning over to serrated green foliage.

It is a masterclass in evolutionary adaptation, combining rugged environmental survival with incredible structural beauty.
#Botany
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[Xanda @XandaMKT]

@Percymysunshine Love his style😍

[Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy]

'Over 80% of Holocene glacial advances occurred within chronological uncertainty of at least one large (M ≥ 7) eruption in the northern hemisphere. Our results suggest that volcanic impacts can persist well beyond aerosol lifetimes' 🌋🧊📉

https://t.co/AgRtoOUBvR

[Xanda @XandaMKT]

@ChubbchubbsW Following anyway😍🫶😍🫶😍🫶😍

[Xanda @XandaMKT]

@archeohistories Movie: https://t.co/neLhgV36WQ

[Geology Bits of Knowledge @geologyBits]

🟥 ⛏️ Fluorite from the Moscona Mine in Solis, Llanera, Asturias, Spain. Nestled within Permo-Triassic sedimentary sequences.
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These iconic honey-yellow cubic crystals formed through low-temperature hydrothermal processes.

Where warm brines, around 75 to 80 degrees Celsius, circulated through limestone and dolomite host rocks.

These fluids dissolved the carbonate layers, creating open spaces and stratiform replacement deposits before precipitating calcium fluoride in beautifully sharp, often gemmy and translucent cubes typically under two centimeters.

The paragenesis reveals a fascinating sequence with early fluorite followed by associations of white to blue barite as a later phase, sparkling pyrite that settled like snow on exposed crystal faces, dolomite, calcite in varied habits, and minor sulfides including sphalerite, galena, and chalcopyrite.

This sedimentary-hosted system in the Villabona mining district highlights classic low-temperature mineralization typical of Asturian fluorite deposits, yielding millions of collector-grade specimens prized for their vibrant color, fluorescence under UV light, and aesthetic combinations.

A true highlight for mineralogists and enthusiasts alike. #AsturianFluorite
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[Xanda @XandaMKT]

@KrisAnnapurna Legend💐💐💐RIP. Thank you for leading our dreams.

[Geology Bits of Knowledge @geologyBits]

🟥 ☁️ Asperitas clouds look exactly like a chaotic, rolling sea viewed directly from underwater. Characterized by their dramatic, undulating, wave-like structures on the cloud base.
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These rare formations appear dark and ominous from below despite typically not producing severe weather.

They are caused by localized fluid dynamic instabilities, occurring when powerful convective updrafts collide with descending pockets of cooler air near trailing storm systems or moving atmospheric fronts.

First popularized by crowd-sourced citizen scientists, the phenomenon was officially recognized and added to the official reference index by the World Meteorological Organization in March 2017.
#Meteorology
International Cloud Atlas
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[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

@JeremyTate41 Stave churches are absolutely stunning

[Jeremy Wayne Tate @JeremyTate41]

This is Norway's largest stave church. Heddal stavkyrkje was built entirely out of wood in the 1200s and it is still in use today.

[Xanda @XandaMKT]

@CarlosGarranzo 💪💪💪🍾🍾🍾💐💐💐

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

In 2017, marine biologist Nan Hauser was snorkeling near the Cook Islands when a massive 50,000 pound humpback whale began repeatedly nudging and lifting her through the water.

At first, she believed the whale was acting aggressively and feared for her life as it pushed her with its head and fins for several minutes.

But moments later, she spotted the real danger nearby: a tiger shark circling beneath her.

Hauser later realized the humpback whale may have been trying to shield her from the predator and guide her toward safety.

Footage from the encounter showed the whale repeatedly placing itself between her and the shark until she finally reached her boat safely.

[Xanda @XandaMKT]

@LeoDaVinciWave Any link to the cone hats?

[Everest Today @EverestToday]

The sheer joy and innocence captured in this photograph, likely taken near Tengboche Monastery after the historic first ascent of Mt Everest on 29 May 1953, feels worlds apart from the overcrowding, controversies, and tensions that often surround the mountain today.

Seventy-plus years later, Everest has changed in many ways, but this image reminds us of a simpler era, when the mountains were not only about records, ambition, or commercial success, but also about wonder, friendship, and the pure happiness of exploration.

Looking at this beautiful moment from the early days of Everest exploration, one cannot help but remember George Mallory’s timeless words:

“What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money.”

Perhaps that is what this photograph captures so perfectly, not ambition, fame, or records, but the simple human happiness found in adventure, friendship, and the mountains themselves.

Photo ©: Royal Geographical Society (with IBG).