Hiking officials blame the government, which charges $11,000 for each Everest permit, for failing to spend any money on safety measures. "It is a difficult and challenging climb and many people have died," Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told reporters in Brisbane, adding that the government was assisting with the repatriation of Strydom's body. Good weather over the past two weeks has allowed more than 350 climbers to reach the summit this month from the Nepali side of Everest. ALSO READ: Nepali woman climbs Mount Everest for seventh time, creates history The back-to-back tragedies had halted climbing on Everest.

Source: India Today May 23, 2016 07:26 UTC