Ropes on climbing routes litter Mount Everest Ropes on climbing routes litter Mount Everest
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 06, 2022
Record-setting mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa didn’t find any fixed ropes in the “death zone” on Mt Everest when he climbed the peak in the spring. Sherpa, who holds the world record for summiting 8,000-metre mountains an astounding 39 times, knows the value of the ropes for climbers crawling up the frozen slopes.