Soon, the base camp gets inundated with teams from around the world; this will be their home for the next few weeks. Instead of building some mountaineering experience, they are told—Nun karo aur Everest jao (climb Nun and go climb the Everest). Last year, around 30% at the base camp were Indians, 30% Chinese, and the rest were from other countries,” Joisher says. Many so-called Everest climbers would die doing it,” he adds. A file photo of a Sherpa porter carrying a load on the Everest Base Camp trail.

Source: Mint April 14, 2018 03:22 UTC