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Sherpas reopen Everest route after two-week icefall blockage

Sherpa climbers have reopened the main route through Mount Everest’s Khumbu Icefall after a two-week closure caused by a massive serac blocking the path. The team fixed ropes and ladders to ...

See the Deadly Serac That’s Keeping Climbers Off Mount Everest

A new drone video shows the dangerous ice towers in the Khumbu Icefall that are responsible for the climbing season on Everest being delayed ...
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Everest route through Khumbu Icefall reopens

Kathmandu, April 28 -- The deadlock on the hazardous route through the Khumbu Icefall, used by climbers attempting to summit ...
The Himalayan Times

Khumbu Icefall finally opens after tense week; Everest season now under way

After eight days of delays, mounting institutional pressure, and a week that tested the nerves of hundreds of climbers ...

Climbing on Everest Is Stalled. Can This Daring Plan Save the Season?

Officials hope that helicopters, additional manpower, and coordination between outfitters and the Icefall Doctors can allow ...

Everest route clears after two-week ice block; no permit cap sparks concerns over congestion in death zone

But a massive 100-ft (30-m) serac, or column of ice, had blocked the path above base camp this month. Parts of it have now ...

Everest climbers left hanging after giant ice chunk blocks path to summit

Mountaineers are waiting for the serac above the Khumbu icefall to melt before marking the rest of the route for the spring ...

Mount Everest climbers blocked by massive 10-story-high ice chunk

A massive block of ice has closed the ascent path of Mount Everest as climbing season begins. Here is what could happen.

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 ...