Emergency services have described their "absolute euphoria" at finding birdwatcher Peter Morris in Namadgi National Park early Friday after he spent two nights in bushland.
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The 56-year-old was spotted on the Mt Tennant summit trail Friday morning after venturing into the park Wednesday afternoon.
Mr Morris's partner had alerted police to his disappearance that night, with a multi-agency search kicking off about 12.30am Thursday.
ACT Policing's David Bell said emergency services were "quite concerned" for his welfare when the search started again on Friday.
"We were fortunate enough to get a tip-off from a member of the public [Thursday] night who gave us an area where he might possibly be," Sergeant Bell said.
"From there, we moved our search to that area, and soon after that the helicopter located him near the Mt Tennant summit trail."
Mr Morris was transported to hospital but was "well ... considering he's been out for two nights now in the bush," Sergeant Bell said.
ACT Parks and Conservation regional manager Brett McNamara said the sense of relief was palpable in the rescue helicopter.
"These are the days and the reasons you get out of bed and go to work of a morning, for the outcome that we've had today," Mr McNamara said.
"It was absolute euphoria in the helicopter this morning as we flew over and we first spotted Peter."
Mr McNamara said initial reports indicated Mr Morris had entered Namadgi with "good intentions" but had become "geographically embarrassed".
He said the incident was a good reminder for walkers to err on the side of caution.
The search involved workers from ACT Policing, ACT Parks and Conservation, the ACT State Emergency Service and Emergency Services Australia.
