KATHMANDU: Scaling Mount Everest is always dangerous, but expedition organisers have warned that a combination of extreme weather, corner-cutting on safety, and inexperienced and 'impatient' foreign climbers has resulted in one of the peak's deadliest mountaineering seasons. As the last search and rescue t
Some say too many of the foreign mountaineers are ill-prepared for what remains a major test of body and soul.
Climate change is dramatically altering weather patterns and causing extreme fluctuations in temperature, but scientists caution against linking individual events directly to global heating without evidence. Mingma Gyalje Sherpa said the freezing weather and high winds meant many Nepali guides and porters suffered frostbite early in the season."It meant that Camp 4 was not prepared enough and not all supplies reached there... but clients were impatient and climbing began," he said.The rapid growth of the climbing industry has created fierce competition among companies for business, also raising fears that some are cutting corners on safety.
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