Mount Everest season opens late, with climbers undeterred by huge ice block and high travel costs

Mount Everest season opens late, with climbers undeterred by huge ice block and high travel costs

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An unstable ice block dangerously hanging over the key trail on Mount Everest, high travel costs and increased permit fees haven’t deterred hundreds of climbers from attempting to scale the world’s highest mountain. Around 410 climbers and an equal number of their Nepali cli...

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