Strong Winds Blow Several Tents Off Everest
The tents will have to be reinstalled before climbers can carry on past camp two

Hundreds of climbers are hoping to summit the world’s highest mountain this spring, with dozens of them already making their way up Everest. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 1924 attempt to climb Everest by George Mallory and Andrew Irvine, watch a presentation about it by Conrad Anker and Wade Davis below.
Earlier today, strong winds blew several tents away from camp two at 6,500 metres, which slowed the progress being made by climbers. The wind speed was estimated to be 90 km/h and was meant to continue until later in the week.
“There were around 50 mountaineers, including those from the U.S.A., Iran and Europe, plus the many Nepalese mountain guides,” said Chhang Dawa Sherpa of Seven Summit Trek. “Now the tents need to be reinstalled once the situation becomes normal on Thursday and the expeditions will move forward.”
Several new rules have been put in place for this year that climbers must follow, including each climber must wear a tracking tag and they must all carry out any human waste. In 2023, there was a record 478 climbing permits handed out by Nepal. It was also the most deadly year ever on Everest with 17 climbers confirmed dead or missing – read more about it here.