Why Everest has become deadlier than ever.
As the return of cloud and frozen hurricane-force winds seal off Mount Everest for another year, questions are being asked about how to police the world’s highest peak after the deadliest climbing season in years.
As the blame game is played out, here are some of the problems facing the lucrative Everest industry — and potential solutions:Although final numbers have yet to be released, the number of people to make it up Everest this year could overtake the record of 807 set last year. Five people died in 2018. This year nine climbers died on the Nepal side of Everest and two on the Tibet side.
Gyanendra Shrestha, a government liaison officer at the Everest base camp, said climbers are in too much of a rush when the window opens.
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