International trekkers pass through a glacier at the Mount Everest base camp, Nepal, in February. A Nepal official says some 30 climbers have gotten frostbite or become sick on Mount Everest, in addition to two who died in recent days on the world's highest mountain. Thousands of people have summited Mount Everest since it was first conquered by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Most of the sick climbers suffered frostbite while attempting to reach the summit or on their descent, Mountaineering Department official Gyanendra Shrestha said. Seema Goshwami of India had frostbite to her hands and feet at the South Col camp and was unable to move.

Source: thestar May 22, 2016 13:26 UTC