From highs to lows, Everest record breaker sees ‘no future’ in Nepal on May 30, 2023KATHMANDU: Kami Rita Sherpa had stood at the top of world just days earlier, exultant at having summited Mount Everest for a record 28th time. The Nepali climber was given a hero’s welcome on his return to Kathmandu, but all that joy appeared to have deserted him as he surveyed life’s highs and lows from […]
‘Death zone’ queues feared on Everest as Nepal grants record climbing permits on April 29, 2023KATHMANDU: A record number of mountaineers expected on Mount Everest during the current spring climbing season has sparked fears of a traffic jam when teams make their final ascent through the “death zone” to the summit of the world’s tallest peak. Overcrowding and high numbers of relatively inexperienced climbers were cited as key factors when […]