170 Climbers Summit Mt. Sagarmatha (Everest) despite Coronavirus Fear
With a record 408 permits issued to climb the 8,848.86-metre mountain despite the pandemic, Sagarmatha (Everest) is crowded. The highest number of permits issued before this year was 381 in 2019. There were no mountaineering expeditions in Nepal last year as the country remained closed to foreigners because of the pandemic. Each foreign permit holder […]