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Binaj Gurubacharya Trekking guide Ang Phurba Sherpa, center, distributes ration to fellow guides, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 7, 2021. Most Sherpa guides in Nepal famed for the climbing skills have had little or no work guiding foreign trekkers on Nepal s mountains because of the pandemic but trekking guide Ang Phurba Sherpa is spending his savings to help fellow guides and workers who are struggling for their livelihood. (AP Photos/Bikram Rai) June 14, 2021 - 6:06 PM KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) â The scenic Himalayan mountain trails that normally draw throngs of foreign trekkers to Nepal have been empty for more than a year, with most of the country s tourism industry still shut down by the pandemic. ....
The 46-year old Chinese Zhang Hong has scaled the tallest peak in the world from the Nepal side, becoming the first blind man in Asia and the third in the world to climb Mount Everest. ....
As some teams cancel, others say they are undeterred by COVID-19 cases; Nepalese officials downplay situation, apparently out of concern of creating chaos and confusion ....