The tourist ministry provides a liaison officer because each team is required to have one. They are ministerial branch officers with no high mountain training usually civil servants. Nonetheless, most of them do not stay for long or do not come at all. Climbing Mount Everest mostly takes around two months. In late March, climbers begin their expedition at the mountain base. The most famous base camp on the south side is approximately 5, meters and is covered by ice which is the first hurdle climbers face.
Most climbers can only go through the shifting maze of ice two times or three. However, Sherpas can go up to 30 times in one season. The mouth of the Western Cwm commonly known as camp 2 is the next major staging post. It is sometimes referred to as the advanced base.
Camp 3 is exposed to rock falls and Sherpas rarely stay at this stage of the climb. Summit day starts from mid-May with very warm temperatures and mild winds. It begins at midnight.
Climbers aim to reach the summit by morning, due to the light available to slope down before nightfall. An ongoing discussion about the use of bottled oxygen has been in the heat of debates since the early s.
Most ascents in the modern era use bottled oxygen. Modern climbers use ropes put in place by the high-altitude workers. The high attitude workers help the climbers to carry food, tents and supplies like oxygen bottles up the mountain.
Those climbing on the south route fly into Nepal's capital of Kathmandu, then fly on to the village of Lukla, where travelers begin hiking to the Everest base camp. How long does it take to climb Everest? It takes about two months to climb Mt. Gordon Janow, director of programs at Alpine Ascents International, a Seattle-based expedition company, flew a group of 12 climbers to the Himalayas in late March and doesn't expect them to come home until the end of May.
These myths about Mount Everest feed its mystique and its traffic jams. The climbers, along with staff members and Sherpa guides, would spend nearly two weeks hiking to the Everest base camp, which sits at an altitude of around 17, feet 5, meters.
They would then spend about two weeks adjusting to the altitude and waiting on good weather conditions before continuing for another four days, reaching other camps and finally ascending to the summit. Most climbers spend months or even years before even thinking about making it to the Himalayas. Janow said his guides only take climbers to Everest who have successfully reached one or two other challenging peaks.
How much does it cost? Going to Everest can be more expensive than buying a new car. It also covers medical care, food and support from Sherpa guides and bottled oxygen for them, which is mandatory for every foreign climber. Does anyone regulate how many people go up? Yes, but there is no cap on how many people can make the climb. A total of permits were issued this year, just nine more than Nepal issued in , according to Danduraj Ghimire, director general of Nepal's Tourism Department.
Everest mountaineer warned of overcrowding before dying on climb. But Alan Arnette, who has climbed Everest four times, explained that many more people are trying to climb from the Nepalese side. He believes that about people could be making the journey up since each foreigner requires a Sherpa guide. While most expedition companies review their clients' experience before helping them get a permit, Nepal does not currently require proof of climbing experience for those climbing Everest, Ghimire said.
The oldest person was Yuichiro Miura from Japan at 80 in , while the youngest was American Jordan Romero at 13 in A number of disabled climbers have reached the summit, including blind American Erik Weihenmayer in and double amputee Mark Inglis from New Zealand in Overall, people have died on Everest, between and Of the deaths in Nepal, 77 were of non-Nepali nationals, while 82 were Nepalis, the vast majority from the Sherpa ethinic group. Despite this tragic loss of life, the fatality rate on Everest has been dropping in recent years, both for foreign climbers and hired high-altitude workers.
According to the Himalayan Database — a useful resource for research on Everest — there were 61 deaths between and among high-altitude workers, a death rate of 1. Between and there were 31 fatalities among high-altitude workers, a death rate of 0. Most expeditions to Everest take around two months. On the more popular south side, base camp is at around 5, metres and sits at the foot of the icefall, the first major obstacle. Most clients will only go through this shifting maze of ice two or three times, whereas Sherpas can do it up to 30 times in the course of a season.
Clients now acclimatise on other peaks. The next major staging post is Camp 2, at the mouth of the Western Cwm, sometimes called advanced base. From there climbers continue to Camp 3 and Camp 4 on the South Col. Sherpas rarely stay at Camp 3, since it is exposed to rock fall. Summit day, usually a date in mid May when temperatures are warmer and winds milder, actually begins at around midnight. Climbers aim to be on the summit in the morning, with plenty of daylight left to get down before nightfall.
Almost all of those who now climb Everest use the services of commercial expedition operators. These vary quite widely in price. This will include the services of a western guide who lead the expedition and a high ratio of support climbers, usually Sherpas, to clients.
In recent years, new local operators have been offering Everest for much less than this, raising concerns about levels of pay for Sherpas and safety standards.
All expeditions are required to pay for helicopter insurance for their staff as well as mandatory life insurance, which was recently increased, although not sufficiently in the eyes of many high-altitude workers. A significant cost on Everest is government taxes and fixed charges. Each team requires a liaison officer LO most usually provided by the tourism ministry.
They are often civil servants from other ministries without the training or experience to cope with high mountains.
Since the early s, a debate has raged about the use of bottled oxygen. In the modern era, most ascents of Everest are done with bottled oxygen. They also climb ropes fixed in place by high-altitude workers, who carry tents and other equipment and supplies, including oxygen bottles up the mountain. In recent years there has been concern that inexperienced climbers are being allowed on Everest.
The BMC hopes that lightweight, alpine-style climbing will remain an option on Everest and other 8,m peaks.
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