‘Death zone’ queues feared on Everest as Nepal grants record climbing permits
Kathmandu, NepalReuters A record number of mountaineers expected on Mount Everest during the current spring climbing season has sparked fears of a traffic jam when teams make their final ascent through the “death zone” to the summit of the world’s tallest peak. Overcrowding and high numbers of relatively inexperienced climbers were cited as key factors […]
Bring back your empty oxygen tanks to help conquer COVID, Nepal urges Everest climbers
Kathmandu, NepalReuters Nepal is so short of oxygen canisters that it has asked climbers on Mount Everest to bring back their empties instead of abandoning them on mountain slopes, an official said on Monday, as it struggles with a second wave of the coronavirus. The country issued climbing permits to more than 700 climbers for […]
Climbers must be trained to tackle Everest, panel says after deaths
Kathmandu, NepalReuters Nepal must make training and experience in high altitude climbing mandatory for all climbers on Mount Everest and other high peaks, a government panel said on Wednesday, following the deadliest climbing season in four years. Eleven climbers were killed or went missing on the 8,850 metre mountain in May – nine on the […]