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Will the pandemic crush Nepal’s trekking industry?
With nearly all tourism in the region halted, Sherpa communities here face a precarious future.
Hikers trek to Everest Base Camp in Nepal. The coronavirus has eviscerated Nepal’s tourism economy.Photograph by Kriangkrai Thitimakorn, Getty Images
ByBen Weissenbach
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Three vertical miles above the Indian Ocean, eight days by foot from the nearest road, the hamlet of Dzongla sits in a windswept, snow-streaked pass beneath Mount Everest. On either side, Lobuche peak (20,075 feet) and Cholatse (21,128 feet) rise so sheerly that they seem to overhang the cluster of stone-walled and tin-roofed buildings below one of the highest and most remote human settlements on Earth.
Everest Base Camp Trek in Luxury
May 27, 2021
Have you been gripped by listening, reading, and watching about Everest Base Camp Trek adventure? A trek that has been admired as the grandest walk by seasoned walkers, a classic trek that takes you to the bottom of the world s highest peak. Who is not fascinated by the thought of standing at 29,028 feet, at the bottom of the world s highest mountain?
Yes, the Everest base camp trek is the adventure of a lifetime for many who love walking adventure. But have you deterred yourself to do it only because you love creature comfort? Only because you love traveling in style, comfort, and luxury? Have you been avoiding it because you have a notion that only rustic teahouses with limited facilities are available for accommodation? Have you been thinking you have to poop in the woods? Have you been thinking you have to use squat toilets every day? And only because you are scared of the flying in a twin otter to land in world s
Shashwat Pant
April 25, 2021
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Nepal’s Department of Tourism on April 21 released a new directive which has set a climber quota to prevent crowds on Everest. The directive states that mountaineers, selected on the basis of their climbing permit numbers, would be allowed to make attempts at the summit during the first weather window. The decision was made as the numbers of permits for Everest is soon to reach 400.
The directive comes at a time when there are reports of cases of Covid-19 at the Everest Base Camp although the department has dismissed it. Nonetheless, the officials say they are worried about the safety of the climbers and working hard to prevent the further spread of the infection.
Ken Hutt to make Mount Everest paraglide attempt to raise money for polio awareness
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Ken Hutt, 61, says he took to mountaineering and gliding to fill a void during his retirement.
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A retiree from New South Wales will attempt to become the oldest person to paraglide from near the summit of Mount Everest.
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Ken Hutt will use oxygen during the climb and will be supported by an expedition team of 10 others
The former police rescue officer is using the trip to raise funds for Rotary to help eradicate polio