KATHMANDU, June 6 Lakpa Sherpa has climbed Everest seven times. But he says this year’s season, which ended this week and was marked by coronavirus, cyclones and misinformation, was the most challenging of his career. The pandemic forced a complete shutdown of Nepal’s mountaineering.
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climbers practice their technique on the Khumbu glacier ahead of Mount Everest on April 13. | AFP-JIJI
AFP-JIJI Jun 5, 2021
Kathmandu – Lakpa Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest seven times. But he says this year’s season, which ended this week and was marked by the coronavirus, cyclones and misinformation, was the most challenging of his career.
The pandemic forced a complete shutdown of Nepal’s mountaineering industry in 2020, dealing a harsh blow to the tiny Himalayan country’s tourism-dependent economy.