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Glacier block delays route-setting on Everest

By AFP
April 25, 2026
Members of an expedition team hike at Khumbu Icefall, as the route to Mount Everest Camp One has not yet been opened for the season in Solukhumbu district, also known as the Everest region, Nepal, April 22, 2026. — Reuters
Members of an expedition team hike at Khumbu Icefall, as the route to Mount Everest Camp One has not yet been opened for the season in Solukhumbu district, also known as the Everest region, Nepal, April 22, 2026. — Reuters

KATHMANDU, Nepal: A large ice chunk is blocking the climbing route to Everest´s summit, officials said on Friday, risking delays in the summit season at the world´s highest peak.

A team of highly skilled mountaineers, known in Nepal as “icefall doctors”, began fixing ropes and ladders on Mount Everest last month to prepare for the coming spring climbing season.