Lobuche East, Mount Everest

OutsideApr 21

A Critical Delay on Mount Everest Is Raising Anxieties Over Crowding and Congestion

Deadly hazards in the Khumbu Icefall have prevented officials from completing the climbing route. Now, guides and outfitters worry that the setback could result in conga lines later in the season.

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Khumbu IcefallSighttreacherous tumble of glacial ice and rock
Mount Everest Base CampSightclimbers are getting antsy awaiting the season start
Seven Summit TreksPlaceguiding company with a large client list
Sagarmatha Pollution Control CommitteePlacegovernment body that oversees the Icefall Doctors
Icefall DoctorsPlacechart the route up the glacier for climbers
PumoriSightPumori lies just eight kilometres west of Mount Everest.
Island PeakSightThe peak was named Island Peak in 1953 by members of the British Mount Everest expedition because it appears as an…
Shangri La Nepal TreksPlaceguiding service with general manager Jiban Ghimire
Lhotse FaceSight
Summit ClimbPlace
Lobuche EastSight

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