712 climbers allowed to scale peaks in Nepal
A total of 712 climbers have received permission by Wednesday to climb 29 mountains in Nepal during the fall climbing season.
A total of 712 climbers have received permission by Wednesday to climb 29 mountains in Nepal during the fall climbing season.
Despite concerns about the outbreak, a large number of climbers have remained on the mountains.
After a night halt at Bugadiya, the team will head for the Nanda Devi base camp on Friday.
IAF choppers spotted five bodies Monday on the slopes of Nanda Devi while looking for the four Britons, two Americans, one Indian and one Australian believed killed by an avalanche last week.
In an aerial survey, the IAF team traced bodies of five mountaineers and their rucksacks.
The Sherpas are not medical science doctors, but they save hundreds of lives in the treacherous Khumbu icefall on Mt Everest by securing routes for mountaineers.
