Climbers Fall 300-feet Near Everest Summit
At least four climbers were rescued after a section of ice collapsed
Several climbers were caught beneath a chunk of collapsing ice that sent them down the Tibet side of Mount Everest, and luckily they were all rescued. It’s reported they fell 300 feet before coming to a stop.
The incident, which happened near the Hillary Step, was talked about by Ngaa Tenji Sherpa, founder of Summit Force, who told Everest Chronicle, “All of them have been rescued successfully and are now safe.” The climbers were all clipped to a fixed rope which saved their lives. The anchor point of the rope ended up shifting down around 15 metres, but nobody was hurt.
There are over 300 climbers currently making their way toward the summit or making their way down thanks to a good weather window that’s meant to last for the week. We might see a record number of climbers reach the summit today or tomorrow. Nepal’s department of tourism has issued over 400 climbing permits for Everest this year.
In other Everest news, Sirbaz Khan climbed it without using supplemental oxygen. He’s now climbed 11 8,000-metre peaks without supplemental oxygen, a record for climbers from Pakistan.
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