Guest World News Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Fresh ice avalanches struck on a perilous route where 16 Everest sherpas were killed last week, hiking officials said on Friday, making it almost certain that no one will summit the world's highest mountain from Nepal during this year's climbing season. "Teams are leaving, it's over for all," said leading climber Alan Arnette on his website. "Time to mourn and regroup." Many expeditions abandoned base camp this week after an April 18 avalanche killed 16 guides who were cracking ice and fixing ropes on the upper reaches of the Khumbu Icefall. Californian mountain guide Adrian Ballinger said that even before the latest avalanches, there had been an exodus of teams from base camp due to the aggressive behavior of a group of younger sherpas there. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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