US EditionClimbers Open Everest Route Past Dangerous Ice Block
A team of 21 icefall doctors and guides reopened the route to Camp 1 after a serac blocked work for nearly two weeks.
- Nepali guides opened the route past the Khumbu icefall on Mount Everest this morning, ending a two-week blockage caused by a dangerous serac that had stalled climbing preparations.
- A massive, unstable block of glacial ice known as a serac had loomed over the treacherous Khumbu icefall, disrupting work for nearly two weeks and sparking fears of delays for the spring season.
- Lakpa Sherpa, who coordinated the effort, led a team including eight icefall doctors who successfully opened the route to Camp 1 this morning for waiting climbers.
- The Khumbu icefall remains a constantly shifting maze of crevasses and ice blocks; a 2014 disaster killed 16 Nepali guides, underscoring the inherent risks of mountaineering in the Himalayas.
- With 425 permits issued for Everest this season, the route opening is critical for more than 1,000 climbers and support staff currently stationed at the foot of the 8,849m summit.
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Hundreds of expeditionaries are waiting for the gigantic and unstable ice block that prevents a minimally safe route through the Khumbu glacier to Camp 1 of Everest, Nepal, to collapse. The official team of sherpas that has inspected, in the last few hours, the area has concluded that it is not wise to proceed to equip the route until the serac falls apart, as reported by Everest Today. In an effort to find a solution as soon as possible, the pr…
A huge ice block is currently blocking the way to the summit. The "Icefall Doctors" advise you to wait. And they need to know: For years they have been setting up the most dangerous section on the mountain
Blocked for two weeks: Climbers open Everest route past dangerous ice block
Huge chunk of ice blocks Everest season
A huge, unstable block of ice is blocking the route to Mount Everest from the Nepalese side, threatening the start of the climbing season on the world’s highest peak. The 30-meter block is located near Camp 1 on the way to the summit. “This is not something you can fix or move. We can only […]
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