Everest is now closed. Following an announcement from China that it would restrict climbing on its half of the mountain due to coronavirus concerns, Nepal followed suit today with a full shutdown of the mountain’s southern side, completely closing off the peak to climbers hoping to summit this spring.“This is disappointing news for both our expedition leaders and our clients who have trained for months for this year’s climb,” wrote Lukas Furtenbach, the founder of Furtenbach Adventures, a guiding company…
Source: Everest is fully closed after Nepal shuts down access – SNEWS
