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Increasing number of COVID-19 cases reported at Base Camp of Mt. Qomolangma ( 1 This photo shows the Base Camp of Mt. Qomolangma in Nepal, May 3, 2021. A rising number of climbers had COVID-19 symptoms or tested positive, according to a BBC report citing climbers of the Base Camp and the local government on May 6, 2021. (Photo/Agency) An official of the camp said they had received reports of 17 confirmed cases from a hospital in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, raising fears of a serious outbre...

elisfkc2 / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 In Nepal, a situation is unfolding that looks chillingly familiar. Covid-19 cases are skyrocketing, hospitals are overwhelmed, and the country’s Prime Minister is pleading for help from other nations. Nepal is now reporting about 20 daily Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people — about the same number as India was reporting two weeks ago. Last weekend, 44% of Nepal’s Covid tests came back positive, according to government figures quoted by the International Fe...

Despite a Nepalese Health Ministry warning last week that “hospitals have run out of beds,” there is no cancellation of expeditions to Mount Everest insight.

Mount Everest Covid-19 outbreak sees dozens of climbers evacuated Sophie Tanno For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo The Covid-19 outbreak at Mount Everest Base Camp has seen dozens of climbers evacuated from base camp, it has been claimed.  It comes after the first known case of the virus was documented at the mountains base camp on April 15.  The situation has apparently deteriorated, with reports that over 30 climbers have been forced to evacuate via he...

A climber’s Covid-19 diagnosis, after spending time at Everest base camp, is a blow to Nepal’s hopes for a bumper mountaineering season on the world’s highest peak.

The Covid-19 outbreak at Mount Everest Base Camp has seen dozens of climbers evacuated from base camp, it has been claimed.  It comes after the first known case of the virus was documented at the mountains base camp on April 15.  The situation has apparently deteriorated, with reports that over 30 climbers have been forced to evacuate via helicopter.  A British climber who was flown to a Kathmandu hospital where he tested positive for Covid-19 has said that social distancing measures were n...

Reply Heather Werner has an audience at Mount Everest Base Camp as she sets the world record for highest elevation haircut. (Phunuru Sherpa) Heather Werner cuts hair with the sunny backdrop at Everest Base Camp. (Phunuru Sherpa) CAMPBELL, CA — The owner of a South Bay hair studio is aiming to become the first American hairstylist on record to summit Mount Everest and has already set what is believed to be another world record. Heather Werner, a San Jose resident and owner of Foundations Hair ...

Basecamp Employees Flee Company After CEO Rejects Woke Capitalism 3 May 2021 About one-third of the employees of software developer Basecamp have quit their jobs after the company’s founders asked them to focus on developing software, rather than get involved in politics at work. Basecamp co-founder and CEO Jason Fried told employees that “every discussion remotely related to politics, advocacy, or society at large quickly spins away from pleasant.” “We make project management, team co...

Reply Heather Werner has an audience at Mount Everest Base Camp as she sets the world record for highest elevation haircut. (Phunuru Sherpa) Heather Werner cuts hair with the sunny backdrop at Everest Base Camp. (Phunuru Sherpa) CAMPBELL, CA — The owner of a Campbell hair studio is aiming to become the first American hairstylist on record to summit Mount Everest and has already set what is believed to be another world record. Heather Werner, a San Jose resident and owner of Foundations Hair S...

At least 20 employees have posted publicly that they intend to resign or have already resigned.