FRIENDS of a 23-year-old Perth man believed to be missing in Nepal are "very optimistic" that he will be found alive.
A search party has been looking for Matt Allpress, who embarked on a solo 10-day trek in Nepal almost a month ago, and his friends are refusing to give up hope.
Mr Allpress went trekking through the Himalayas but failed to arrive in Sydney on November 14.
There have been two unsuccessful aerial searches and several search teams are on the mountain and around the ridge of Dudh Pokhari, which sits at 4700 metres.
His former schoolmate, Rhett Nicholas, said Mr Allpress had been travelling alone from Paris to Mumbai over the past few months before heading to Nepal.
"He spoke to me a few days before he left on his last trek," Mr Nicholas told AAP.
"This was mainly a conversation wishing me happy birthday and general chit chat about his first trek."
Mr Nicholas said he usually heard from his friend at least once a week.
"It was generally prompted on my end and we would Skype maybe once a month, maybe more frequently," he said.
The last tweet sent by Mr Allpress was on November 1.
"Our close group of friends from high school are particularly upset, however we are remaining positive," Mr Nicholas said.
"We believe they are going to find him. We are very optimistic."
Mr Nicholas said social media has been instrumental in spreading the word about his friend.
Mr Allpress's family have flown to Nepal to look for him and have also been supporting the social media campaign.
His mother, Margaret Allpress, let out some frustration on her Facebook page on Sunday night, posting: "Next time someone says to you, 'no news is good news' you can quote me 'BULLSHIT'!"
It prompted replies from her friends telling her to remain strong and positive.
A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokeswoman said Australian officials in Canberra and Kathmandu are continuing to provide consular assistance to the Allpress family.
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