Many Sherpa guides are considering a climbing boycott after the disaster killed 13 of their members, making it almost impossible for expeditions to continue.
After the deadliest avalanche ever recorded on Mount Everest killed at least 13 Sherpas on Friday, many from Nepal's ethnic Sherpa community are considering a climbing boycott. Three other Sherpas are still missing and are presumed dead.
A relative of one of the Nepalese climbers killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest, cries during the funeral ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday.
AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha
Several Sherpas have quit since Friday, and others may follow, leaving 400 foreign climbers from 39 expedition teams in limbo on the mountain, the Associated Press reported. An equal number of Sherpas and a large support staff are still at the base camp.
Rescuers help a survivor of an avalanche on Mount Everest on April 18.
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“After losing so many of our brothers and friends it is just not possible for many of them to continue,” Pasang Sherpa told the Associated Press. “So many of us are scared, our family members are scared and asking us to return.”
A Buddhist monk lights the funeral pyre of Nepalese mountaineer Ang Kaji Sherpa, killed in the avalanche, during his funeral ceremony on Monday.
AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha
Without the Sherpa guides, it would be almost impossible for expedition teams to scale the mountain. The Tourism Ministry, in charge of mountaineering affairs, said it had not been told of any cancellations so far.
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About 400 Climbers Are In Limbo On Mount Everest Days After Deadly Avalanche Kills 13 Sherpas
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