Category : General

Kathmandu : Napalese officials are bracing for a " traffic jam " at Mount Everest this season due to a surge in the number of climbers.
The tourism department said around 400 climbers would embark on the journey to scale the 8,848-metre-high Mt Everest from mid-May. As climbers are accompanied by high altitude workers, whose number is more than that of climbers, there can be 1,000 individuals on their way to the summit, creating a queue whose snail-paced movement will be punctuated by frequent halts.
" Every one will be in a hurry when weather clears. There is no management up thereto fix turns. Returning climbers have depleted stock of oxygen and they are exhausted, which means life hangs in the balance," said Sonam Sherpa. — PTI

( The Times of India, Madurai, Monday, April 17, 2017 )
Courtesy : MPS