Chinese mountaineering officials won't allow climbing on their side of Everest this year, expedition groups say, and Nepal reports a run of cancellations.
Expedition operators on Mt. Everest said Thursday that Chinese mountaineering officials will not allow spring climbs from their side of the mountain due to fears of the coronavirus.
He said the conversation with the China Tibet Mountaineering Assn. officials was over the phone and no official emails, faxes or messages were sent.Jiban Ghimire of Shangrila Nepal Trek also said he spoke on the phone with Chinese officials who said there would be no climbing on Everest during this year’s popular spring climbing season.
“We have been maintaining contact with overseas organizers of the mountaineering teams to get updated information. It depends on the development of the epidemic situation and the ability of our providing services,” Zhang told the Associated Press on Thursday.In Nepal the mountaineering season began last week and Everest was still open for climbers.
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