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Everest Icefall Doctors Prepare For New Season By Paavan MATHEMA
03/10/21 AT 9:05 AM
Nepal s icefall doctors were preparing Wednesday to set off for Everest ahead of the hoped-for return of climbers after the pandemic wiped out last year s season on the world s highest peak.
These highly skilled Nepali mountaineers are the first men on the peak every season, using ropes and ladders to build a route across plunging crevasses and constantly shifting ice, including the treacherous Khumbu icefall. A team of eight including two support staff have reached the Everest base camp and are preparing, Nishan Shrestha of Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee, which manages the route setting, told AFP.