Climbing season gets going as Nepal reopens Everest and other peaks

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The decision comes despite more than 1,000 new Covid-19 infections reported this week in Nepal

An aerial view of Mount Everest and the Himalayan mountain, northeast of Kathmandu, Nepal. Picture: AFP/JEWEL SAMADNepal has reopened its mountains — including Everest — for the autumn trekking and climbing season in a bid to boost the struggling tourism sector, officials said Friday, despite coronavirus uncertainty.

Officials were “working on” safety protocols Acharya added, including for how long visitors would have to be in quarantine for on arrival. Tent cities grow at the foot of Everest and other peaks in the climbing seasons, with climbers and support staff all living in close quarters.

 

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