More than 30 sick climbers have been evacuated from the foot of Mount Everest, raising fears that coronavirus may scupper a hoped-for bumper season on the world's highest mountain.
In this photograph taken on May 2, 2021 mountaineers trek along the Khumbu glacier near Everest base camp in the Mou
Daily Times
May 8, 2021
More than 30 sick climbers have been evacuated from the foot of Mount Everest, raising fears that coronavirus may scupper a hoped-for bumper season on the world’s highest mountain.
Nepal’s tourism industry suffered a devastating blow last year when the pandemic prompted a complete shutdown of its summits, costing millions in lost revenue.
This year authorities have eased quarantine rules in an effort to lure back foreign adventurers and have issued climbing permits to more than 400 people, a new record.
An Everest permit alone costs $11,000 and climbers pay upward of $40,000 for an expedition.
But the warmer weather that ushers in safer conditions for scaling Nepal’s dangerous, snow-capped peaks has coincided with a deadly second wave of Covid-19 infections, with active cases in the country rising six-fold in the last two weeks.
2021-05-07 06:00:25 GMT2021-05-07 14:00:25(Beijing Time) Sina English
More than 30 sick climbers have been evacuated from the foot of Mount Everest, raising fears that coronavirus may scupper a hoped-for bumper season on the world s highest mountain.
Nepal s tourism industry suffered a devastating blow last year when the pandemic prompted a complete shutdown of its summits, costing millions in lost revenue.
This year authorities have eased quarantine rules in an effort to lure back foreign adventurers and have issued climbing permits to more than 400 people, a new record.
An Everest permit alone costs US$11,000 and climbers pay upward of US$40,000 for an expedition.
2021-05-07 09:59 By: Xinhua
KATHMANDU, May 6 (Xinhua) Nepali tourism officials rejected on Thursday claims about foreign climbers being infected with coronavirus in their attempts to scale Mt. Qomolangma, the tallest in the world, and other peaks in the season. We have been notified that some climbers were airlifted to Kathmandu for respiratory problems and pneumonia. We are not officially notified any one of them tested positive for COVID-19, Bhishma Raj Bhattarai, a section officer at the Department of Tourism, told Xinhua.
Mira Acharya, director of the department, has been at the base of Mt. Qomolangma for the last few days. Nobody has complained to me that anybody has developed COVID-19 symptoms here, Acharya told Xinhua from the base camp over the phone.
Covid Threatens Everest Climbing Comeback Plans By Prakash MATHEMA with Paavan MATHEMA in Kathmandu
05/06/21 AT 11:28 PM
More than 30 sick climbers have been evacuated from the foot of Mount Everest, raising fears that coronavirus may scupper a hoped-for bumper season on the world s highest mountain.
Nepal s tourism industry suffered a devastating blow last year when the pandemic prompted a complete shutdown of its summits, costing millions in lost revenue.
This year authorities have eased quarantine rules in an effort to lure back foreign adventurers and have issued climbing permits to more than 400 people, a new record. Nepal s tourism industry suffered a devastating blow last year when the pandemic prompted a complete shutdown of its summits, costing millions in lost revenue Photo: AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA