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Extreme travel destination to restrict popular mountain access
Extreme travel destination to restrict popular mountain access

Fox News

time29-04-2025

  • Fox News

Extreme travel destination to restrict popular mountain access

Daredevils may run into a hiccup if they're looking to climb the world's highest mountain. Mount Everest, located in the Himalayas, is exploring restricting access to the summit. Nepal has drafted a law that would require climbers to have prior experience with hiking one of the Himalayan mountains, Reuters reported. The proposed law aims at improving safety while also reducing overcrowding on the summit. Those wanting to climb Mount Everest would have to provide evidence of having climbed at least one 7,000-meter (22,965 ft.) mountain in Nepal. In 2023, 12 climbers were reported dead while five went missing following 478 hiking permits issued by Nepal, according to Reuters. An area above 26,247 ft. on the mountain is referred to as the "death zone." Over 330 climbers have died while hiking Mount Everest since modern records began in 1921. That's where the air is too thin to support human life without supplemental oxygen. Over 330 climbers have died while hiking Mount Everest since modern recordkeeping began in 1921, while 200 bodies remain frozen on the slopes, according to travel company Mount Everest Official. Expedition operators believe Nepal should not limit the permit to just those in the Himalayan Mountain range but should allow any 7,000-meter peak as many mountains are not popular. Austria-based expedition organizer, Lukas Furtenbach of Furtenbach Adventures, told Reuters the Himalayan experience requirement "doesn't make sense." "I would also add mountains that are close to 7,000 meters to that list and that are widely used as preparation, like Ama Dablam, Aconcagua, Denali and others," said Furtenbach. Garrett Madison of Madison Mountaineering shared a similar sentiment, telling Reuters a 6,500-meter peak anywhere in the world would be a better idea. "It's too difficult to find a reasonable 7,000-meter-plus peak in Nepal," the U.S.-based expedition organizer echoed. Tashi Lhakpa Sherpa of the 14 Peaks Expedition in Nepal told Reuters that "only a few of the 7,000-meter mountains attract climbers." About 700 and 1,000 climbers attempt the summit each year, with success rates ranging between 60% and 70%, according to Climbing Kilimanjaro. Reuters contributed reporting to this article.

Annapurna Summit Push Is On; Conditions Remain Tough
Annapurna Summit Push Is On; Conditions Remain Tough

Yahoo

time04-04-2025

  • Yahoo

Annapurna Summit Push Is On; Conditions Remain Tough

At this moment, eight Sherpas from Imagine Nepal are preparing to set off into the night from Camp 3 toward the summit of Annapurna. Expedition leader Mingma G says he has never seen the mountain in such bad condition. "I have always regarded this mountain as the most beautiful 8,000m climb and also the hardest," admits 38-year-old Mingma G. However, the poor state of the route this year, with sheer ice and lots of open crevasses from Camp 2 upward, forced his team to retreat twice when they ran out of rope. "This [is] my last expedition to Annapurna," he writes. Imagine Nepal is not alone on the mountain. A large number of climbers from several teams are following closely behind. Mingma remains concerned. "This mountain is just too risky in between Camp 2 and Camp 3," he says. "I hope our team and all climbers on Annapurna have good weather on April 5 to the summit and back." The mountain has already had one accident when Vadim Druelle of France fell some 40m into a crevasse. He was rescued, injured and frostbitten, by Mingmar Dhondup and Pasang Nurbu Sherpa, guides with 14 Peaks Expedition. Like other climbers, Druelle was acclimatizing before the summit push. Eduard Kubatov of Kyrgyzstan was with him the day before the accident and noted that the area was unsafe, but says Druelle chose to remain. Kubatov shared a video of Druelle's evacuation by helicopter: Yesterday, a large number of climbers left Base Camp and started toward the summit. All seem to be aiming for Monday as summit day. Seven Summit Treks has the largest group. They plan to advance one camp a day, starting today. Mindaugas Satkauskas, a member of the 14 Peaks Expedition team, should be in Camp 2 now, he said before leaving. He plans to sleep in Camp 3 tomorrow and set off on the final summit push on Sunday at 5 pm local time. Makalu Adventure reports that their team will start the summit push on April 6. The Pioneer Adventure team, led by Mingma Dorchi Sherpa, is also on the go and likewise estimates April 6-8 as their summit days. Gian Luca Cavalli of Italy and Cesar Rosales of Peru also left Base Camp yesterday. Contrary to their original plans, which included opening a variation up the Northwest Spur, they have noted that they will climb the normal route.

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