Kathmandu: Nepalese officials are bracing for a “traffic jam” at Mount Everest this season, due to a surge in the number of climbers eyeing to conquer the world’s tallest peak. This time, there will be around 400 climbers who will embark on the journey to scale the 8,848-metre-high Mount Everest from mid-May, according to the department of tourism. ALSO READ : India, Nepal to remeasure Mount Everest“So there is a possibility of a traffic jam this year. A good weather means expedition teams will start climbing up from camps two, three and four, resulting in “traffic jam”, the report said. More than 3,000 people have scaled Mount Everest since 1953.

Source: Mint April 16, 2017 12:45 UTC