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Everest: Chunk of glacier blocks route in peak climbing season
Icefall doctors say a helicopter lift to Camp 2 may be needed as a 100-foot serac blocks rope fixing and delays Everest preparations by weeks.
- A 30m unstable serac blocking Mount Everest's route below Camp 1 has halted rope-fixing preparations, leaving icefall doctors from the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee unable to find a safe bypass.
- Preparations are weeks behind schedule for the spring season, as teams usually fix routes to Camp 3 by mid-April, though Sherpas currently await melting to allow rope-fixing to Camp 2 within days.
- Nepal's Department of Tourism issued 367 climbing permits this year, mostly to Chinese nationals, while spring fees increased to $15,000 for foreigners and $1,000 for Nepalis.
- Ram Krishna Lamichhane, Department of Tourism director general, said officials are considering airlifting rope-fixing teams and logistics to Camp 2 to open the route above the serac.
- Climber Purnima Shrestha warned that a compressed climbing window could trigger 'traffic jams' this year, as favourable weather is expected only until May.
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City NewsA massive, unstable ice block stalls Everest climbers at base camp
A massive ice block on the route above Mount Everest's base camp is delaying climbers seeking to scale the world's highest peak. An aerial survey is planned to evaluate the serac that's between base camp and Camp One. Mountaineering officials…
Although it is peak season for mountaineers on Mount Everest, no one can reach the world's highest point for the time being. An unstable chunk of ice from a glacier is blocking the way. Nepalese authorities say there is little choice but to wait until the ice has melted. There are fears that climbers will have to queue again later in the season to reach the summit. The situation has already led to delays lasting weeks, reports the British broadc…
On Everest, Everyone Is Waiting for a Block of Ice to Fall
This year's spring climbing season on Everest has yet to begin—and the timing depends on when exactly a dangerous serac collapses. Outside explains that step one in readying the mountain for climbers is prepping the Khumbu Icefall, the first major challenge above base camp. A specialized Nepali team known...
A huge, unstable chunk of glacier is blocking the route to Mount Everest from Base Camp in Nepal just as the main climbing season in the Himalayas is beginning.
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