Adverse weather affects Everest climb

Kathmandu: Due to adverse weather, the climbing of Mount Everest has been blocked for two days.

According to Rakesh Gurung, director of tourism department, the field office of the department at Everest base camp has informed that due to adverse weather above the fourth camp of Everest, no team climbed yesterday, Tuesday and today.

It is reported that 2 Sherpas were sent by ‘ATK Expedition’ Pvt Ltd to search and rescue two Mongolian climbers who were missing while climbing Mt.

According to the Mountaineering Branch of the Tourism Department, 53-year-old Yukhjargal Sidendamba and 31-year-old Purvisran Khagbajav, Mongolian citizens who were going to the peak of Mt. Everest at 8:45 a.m. on May 31st in the ongoing spring climbing, have lost contact.

More than 70 climbers have climbed Mt.

Kamirita Sherpa climbed Everest for the 29th time in Baisakh, breaking her own record of successful ascent of Mount Everest many times before.

According to the mountain climbing branch of the department, 414 people including 75 women and 339 men from 41 climbing groups have taken permission to climb Mt.