“Mount Everest is an international heritage on the land of Nepal. Let’s save it.”

Kathmandu. The news of the climbers’ traffic jam during the climbing of Mt. Everest during the spring festival of 2019 was covered in the world’s famous media including Nepal. The news of the jam that happened near the peak of Everest on May 21 was also broadcasted by the media such as BBC and CNN. Along with the news, a photo of a crowd of Everest climbers was printed. After receiving such a topic, there was no reason not to come to social media. But on the other hand, the inquiry committee formed by the government of Nepal concluded that there was not a jam but a queue at Everest.

Recently, there is a jam of climbers on Everest every year. The fourth camp, known as the South Col of Everest, is crowded with climbers during every climb. Climbers have experienced that there is a jam of climbers on Mount Everest due to the fact that the weather-friendly climbing period is short and all climbers have to reach the destination at once.

Everest climber Gyanendra Shrestha says that if the time of climbing Everest can be managed, the traffic jam will be reduced even if the number of climbers is high. “Since the ‘summit window’ is less, there is a jam of climbers on Everest”, he said, “Climbers are forced to reach the peak only in a limited few days in the month of May.”

Around the peak, the challenges like snowfall and wind speed become a little easier. On the same day, the climbers reach the peak while anxiously calculating the weather. During such a short period of time called ‘summit window’, at other times, the wind moving at the peak with a speed of 200 km per hour changes its course somewhat to the north. Such a window changes every day or two and sometimes several times a day.

According to Shrestha, spring time is the best time to climb Mt. Usually five-six such windows are visible in May. Most climbers start climbing when there is a relatively wide window for climbing Everest.

Climbers try to go to the previous window as there is a risk that sometimes the window will not appear in the later period if it is delayed.  climber Shrestha said that in such a situation, traffic jams are created on Everest. climber Shrestha says that if ‘rope fixing’ is done 15 days before the start of Everest climbing, there will be no difference even if the number of climbers is five to six hundred.

climber Shrestha said that the competition to climb Mount Everest, the boasting of records without preparation for mountain climbing and the cheap popularity of reaching the highest peak will reduce the dignity of Mount Everest. He says that although the increase in the number of climbers is good for Nepal, which is highly dependent on tourism for foreign exchange, this number has been criticized in the international world for various negative comments.

For the last five years, there has been a crowd of climbers at Everest. The topic of more than one hundred climbers reaching the peak in one day is also getting a lot of discussion. Even at this time of spring, the audio visual of climbers jamming on the peak of Mount Everest has gone viral on social media.

According to Rakesh Gurung, Director of Adventure Tourism and Mountaineering Branch of the Department of Tourism, 421 people have taken permission to climb Mt. Everest, and more than 600 have climbed it, including Sherpa helpers. The previous year in 2023, the highest number of 478 people had taken permission to climb Mount Everest. It is said that more than 700 of them including Sherpa helpers have climbed Mt.

The Supreme Court has recently ordered that the quota of climbers to climb Mount Everest and the timing of the climb should be determined. In a public concern petition filed by advocate Divak Vikram Mishra, the Supreme Court’s joint bench of Justices Sapna Pradhan Malla and Sushmalata Mathema issued an extradition order on 14th May. According to the said order, it is said that during the mountain climbing, the mountain’s strength should be respected and its limits recognized.

Mohan Lamsal, Secretary General of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, said that it is necessary to determine a certain number of climbers. He said, “There should be a ‘limit’ in climbing Everest. When the number of climbers is high, the risk of traffic jams and garbage also increases, when the number of climbers is around 300, the crowd is less and garbage management is also easy.

The General Secretary Lamsal said that even at this time, pictures of traffic jams on Everest are coming on social media and said that everyone should take responsibility to save the glory of Everest, protect it from the risk of climate change and maintain hygiene. When there is a jam on Mt. Everest, there is a risk of death of climbers due to lack of oxygen. According to the department, nine people have died during the climbing of Mount Everest this year. Eighteen people had died in the previous year. This year, two climbers also died in Makalu Himal.

While celebrating the 71st International Mount Everest Day, it is also important to pay attention to the awareness that should be adopted to maintain the identity and pride of Mount Everest. It has been 71 years since humans first stepped on the summit of Everest (eight thousand eight hundred 48.86 meters), the highest peak in the world.

On May 29, 1953, two brave mountaineers, Tenzing Norge Sherpa from Nepal and Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand, reached the summit of Mount Everest. During this period, Everest has given a lot not only to Nepal, but also to the world in terms of respect, dignity, reputation and economy. It is also a common responsibility to protect Mount Everest, which is a common asset of the world.

Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Hit Bahadur Tamang says that Everest is the country’s pride and an international shared heritage, so efforts should be made to protect it and raise its identity and dignity. “Mt. Everest is an international on Nepali It is a heritage, our aim is to bring more tourists to Nepal by promoting it, for that we will definitely learn from the past and do what we need to do in the future”, he said. Minister Tamang says that this year, more positive work has been done in terms of management than in the past in order to organize the Everest climb.

According to Tourism Minister Tamang, the work to be done will be prioritized in the future, including the establishment of a field office at the Everest Base Camp, and the construction of a rescue center for climbers. According to him, on the occasion of Mount Everest Day, this time there is a program to give identity cards to local and foreign Mount Everest climbers. Also, record climbers, foreign climbers will be honored.

In this way, the annual traffic jam of climbers is becoming a challenge to preserve the glory of Everest. It is necessary to pay attention not only to Nepal but also to the world to keep Everest clean and environment-friendly. It is imperative to pay attention to maintain the dignity of the world’s heritage Mount Everest and to protect it from the risks of climate change. The increase in the number of climbers will also help the economy of the country. But if we don’t protect the mountains only by looking at the money, it cannot be said that one day even Everest will not turn into black stone.

According to Mountaineering Regulations, 2059, foreigners have to pay a fee of Rs. 11 lakh per person to climb Mount Everest in spring. Nepalese should pay Rs. 75 thousand. Foreigners spend at least Rs 30 lakh to Rs 1 crore when climbing Mount Everest once. Mountaineering, which is considered an important base of tourism in the country, also generates the highest amount of ‘royalty’ from the mountains in terms of income. It is said that almost one billion rupees of royalty amount is accumulated annually for climbing the mountain.

Director General of Tourism Department, Rudra Prasad Pandit, said that it cannot be said that this matter will be done without a policy because there are jobs, hotel business, air flights, porters etc. associated with climbing Mount Everest. However, he emphasized that all stakeholders should be responsible for organizing and maintaining hygiene and environmental friendliness in climbing Mount Everest.

71 years of Everest climbing

It has been 71 years since the Everest climb. On May 29, 1953, Tenzing Norge Sherpa of Nepal and Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand first stepped on the summit of Mount Everest and gave the world a historical introduction to human courage and ability.

Commemorating the same day, the International Everest Day has been celebrated every year on May 29. This year too, the Nepalese government is celebrating Everest Day in a grand manner by organizing various programs with the slogan of ‘World’s highest peak Everest, Nepal’s identity and pride’. On the same occasion, Prabhatferi was held this morning.

On the occasion of this year’s 71st Everest Day, the department said that the issue of protecting the natural environment of the mountain and promoting sustainable and safe tourism has been given importance while honoring the record climbers and mountain tourism professionals. It is believed that the organization of the day will encourage the future generations to follow their dreams of mountain climbing and to respect and protect the future landscapes.

According to Pandit, Director General of Tourism Department, a main ceremony committee has been formed under the chairmanship of Tourism Minister Tamang to celebrate the day in a grand and decent manner. In a formal ceremony under the chief hospitality of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, record climbers and others will be presented with the Everest Award, Baburam Acharya Award, Tenzing-Hilary Award.

International Everest Day is celebrated with various programs in Nepal and abroad. There are eight mountains in Nepal, including the highest peak, Everest, which is 8,000 meters high. Currently, 450 mountains are open for climbing in Nepal.

More than 8,000 people climbed Mt

In the history of climbing Mount Everest, more than 8,000 domestic and foreign mountaineers have completed the adventure to the highest peak. Along with the hustle and bustle of climbing Mount Everest, the climbers have also been setting new records. Kamirita Sherpa has climbed Mt Everest 30 times and set a world record.

He has broken his own record and set a new record this spring. Similarly, Phunjo Zhangmu Lama from Gorkha set a world record by climbing Mt. Everest in less than 15 hours. Similarly, photojournalist and climber Purnima Shrestha set a world record for women climbers by climbing Mount Everest three times in one season. Phunjo Zhangmu Lama has set a record by climbing the world’s highest peak Mount Everest in less than 15 hours.

On May 16, 1975, Japanese climber Junko Tawei became the first female climber to climb Mount Everest. Pasanglhamu Sherpa from Nepal is the first woman to climb Mount Everest. According to statistics, more than 400 climbers have lost their lives while climbing Mount Everest.

According to the ‘Mountaineering in Nepal, Fact and Figure-2023’ published by the Department of Tourism, since Nepalese Tenzing Norge Sherpa and Sir Ed Mund Hilary of New Zealand started climbing, 7,626 people have successfully climbed Mount Everest so far. Adding the ascending numbers of the year 2023 and 2024 makes it more than eight thousand. So far, only 519 women have climbed Mount Everest.

Which year how many climbers?

In 2022, 658 climbers and Sherpa helpers have managed to reach the peak of Mt. It has two 40 climbers and 418 helpers. In the year 2021, a total of 459 people with 183 and 276 helpers climbed Mount Everest.

In the year 2020, there were zero ascents of Mount Everest.

In 2019, 280 climbers and 364 helpers made the climb, with a total of 644 people. Similarly, in 2018, 560 people, including 282 climbers and 298 helpers, have climbed Mt.