Everest expeditions
Sherpa shortage takes a toll on Everest
The Everest industry is suffering from a dangerous shortage of its most important resource: experienced Sherpa guides.
Nepal’s ban on blind Everest climbers condemned
Nepalese government’s decision to ban blind climbers from joining Everest expeditions has run into flak from the National Federation of the Blind, the World Blind Union and the National Federation of the Disabled who have called the move ‘discriminatory’.
May 18, 2018
Sherpa shortage takes a toll on Everest
The Everest industry is suffering from a dangerous shortage of its most important resource: experienced Sherpa guides.
January 6, 2018
Nepal’s ban on blind Everest climbers condemned
Nepalese government’s decision to ban blind climbers from joining Everest expeditions has run into flak from the National Federation of the Blind, the World Blind Union and the National Federation of the Disabled who have called the move ‘discriminatory’.
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