Kathmandu, June 2 -- A Nepali mountain guide has gone missing while descending Mount Everest as climbers rushed to conclude their expeditions ahead of the end of the spring climbing season.

Dawa Sherpa of Okhaldhunga, who was working with a Polish climber, went missing near Camp III on May 29, the final day of Nepal's official spring climbing season, according to Himalayan Traverse Adventure Pvt. Ltd., the expedition operator.

The company said details of the incident have not yet been confirmed. Operator Dawa Sherpa said he was attending a meeting related to the search operation and declined to share further information.

The Department of Tourism has not issued any official statement on the case so far. Expedition operators have urged ...