This photograph taken on May 31, 2021 shows mountaineers looking back at Camp 4 during their ascend to the summit of Mount Everest , in Nepal.
“Were Sherpas and climbers supermen?” said Ang Tshering Sherpa, a former president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association. “This issue deserves in-depth research.” Nepal, one of the world’s poorest countries, has been struggling with a dire coronavirus outbreak and a shortage of vaccines. Few Sherpas or other Nepalis had access to vaccines while the climbing season was underway; even now, as the government pleads with wealthy nations for doses, less than 3% of the population has been fully inoculated.
Expedition companies, which often bring their own medical personnel, also packed antigen kits, testing members of their groups regularly and isolating anyone who tested positive. Multiple Sherpas and expedition companies interviewed by The New York Times said that at least three or four people from each expedition group were eventually infected during their stay at base camp.
“We can’t just extend climbing permits on basis of COVID rumors,” Tamang said. “Whether their expeditions were canceled because of COVID-19 or not, that should be examined.”
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