Climbers Told His Family He Died on Mt. Everest. Then Sherpas Found Him Stripped Down, But Very Much Alive

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In 2006, an Australian climber was left behind on Mt. Everest after being pronounced dead

But he was very much alive, and eventually rescued by other climbers who encountered him

Speaking to PEOPLE shortly after the rescue, climber Dan Mazur said he found Lincoln Hall gloveless, hatless and with his insulated suit zipped open

Recent weeks have shown an uptick in interest on social media about the dangers of hiking Mt. Everest, the world's tallest mountain, with TikTok users taking to the platform to share information about the "death zone," where climbers often vanish never to be seen again.

Lincoln Hall was nearly one of those climbers in 2006, left for dead on the mountain after his fellow climbers attempted to revive him for hours, ultimately stripping his body of nece