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Last year marked the first time in decades that Mount Everest wasn t packed with traffic jams of aspiring peak baggers. With climbing permits cancelled and international borders closed as the coronavirus swept the globe, the world s highest mountain peak was temporarily granted a reprieve from disturbing scenes of climbers stepping over bodies on their way to the top. Those days are over: Nepal has reopened to foreign tourists who test negative for the coronavirus and spend one week in quarantine, allowing the main climbing season to begin under near-normal conditions in April. Mira Acharya, a tourism official for the Nepalese government, told ....
An often-overcrowded Everest has reopened to climbers The decision to reopen the peak is proving controversial, with at least one tour company canceling its spring expeditions over safety concerns. By Antonia Noori FarzanThe Washington Post Share A long queue of mountain climbers line a path on Mount Everest just below camp four in 2019. Associated Press Last spring marked the first time in decades that Mount Everest wasn’t packed with “traffic jams” of aspiring peak baggers. With climbing permits canceled and international borders closed as the coronavirus swept the globe, the world’s highest mountain peak was temporarily granted a reprieve from disturbing scenes of climbers stepping over bodies on their way to the top. ....