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Kathmandu, May 28 (EFE).- Nepal Friday extended the closing date for Everest climbers until June 3 due to bad weather that has forced hundreds of mountaineers to wait for their turn to reach the tallest peak.
The extension for the climb on the Khumbu Icefall route for climbers attempting the Everest peak is the first since 2005.
Director tourism Mira Acharya told EFE that the government allowed the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) to extend the closing date to facilitate climbers.
“There are many climbers who have completed their acclimatization and are waiting for good weather. We have decided to give them a chance as we deemed the weather to be favorable at the end of May.”
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Nepali guide creates world record by climbing Everest twice
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Kathmandu, May 13 : Mingma Tenji Sherpa, a Nepali mountain guide, has created a world record by scaling Mt. Everest, the world s highest peak, twice in the shortest span of time in a season, organisers said on Thursday.
Sherpa first reached the top of the mountain in the evening of May 7 as a member of a rope-fixing team, and then performed the feat again on the morning of May 11, while guiding an expedition team consisting of Bahraini Prince Sheikh Mohammed Hamad Mohammed Al Khalifa, according to the company which organised both expeditions.
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Kathmandu, May 13
Mingma Tenji Sherpa, a 43-year-old Nepali mountain guide, has created a world record by scaling Mount Everest twice in the shortest span of time within a season, organisers said here on Thursday.
Sherpa, a resident of Sankhuwasabha district of eastern Nepal, first reached the summit of the Everest in the evening of May 7 as a member of a rope-fixing team, and then scaled the world s highest mountain again on the morning of May 11, said Mingma Sherpa, chairman of Seven Summit Treks, which organised the expedition.
Second time Sherpa reached atop Everest as the mountain guide of a 16-member expedition team led by Bahrain prince Sheikh Mohammed Hamad Mohammed Al Khalifa, he said.
Shashwat Pant
February 15, 2021
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Having worked as professional mountain guides for a decade, one problem always plagued Tenzeeng Sherpa and Passang Geljen Sherpa. Working in the high mountains, they always needed high-class climbing gear. But, with everything in Nepal overpriced or overrated, they always had to ask clients or friends to bring them from abroad.
Every time they climbed together, they always talked about starting a brand that would sell outdoor gear at a reasonable price. But, as they spent most of their time trekking or climbing, they hardly had time to do so.