Kathmandu, Nepal, April 24, 2026 (AFP) - Glacier block delays route-setting on Everest

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2026-04-24

A large ice chunk is blocking the climbing route to Everest's summit, officials said 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. But a dangerous serac -- a block of glacial ice -- above the already treacherous Khumbu icefall has disrupt......

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