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KATMANDU, Nepal – Days after four people died amid a "traffic jam" of climbersscrambling to conquer Mount Everest, Nepal officials said a similarrush up the world's tallest peak will begin soon, and there'slittle they can do to control it. About 200 climbers are expected to attempt to scale the summit ofthe 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) mountain between Friday and Sunday,Nepali mountaineering official Gyanendra Shrestha said. Some havebeen at a staging camp for days, waiting for a window of goodweather during this worse-than-usual climbing season. A similar crowd of 208 climbers headed to the summit last week, andfour died Saturday in one of the deadliest days ever on themountain. Ha Wenyi of China, Eberhard Schaaf of Germany, Nepal-born CanadianShriya Shah and South Korean Song Won-bin died Saturday on theirway down from the summit. They are believed to have sufferedexhaustion and altitude sickness, Shrestha said Tuesday. Shrestha also said a Nepalese Sherpa guide who had been reportedmissing from the group reached the base camp safely on Monday.Shrestha says the guide was separated from the group and did nothave communications equipment. The latest deaths have raised concerns about overcrowding above thehighest camp on the mountain. The area is nicknamed the "deathzone" because of the steep icy slope, treacherous conditions andlow oxygen level. "There was a traffic jam on the mountain on Saturday. Climbers werestill heading to the summit as late as 2:30 p.m., which is quitedangerous," Shrestha said. Climbers normally are advised not to tryfor the summit after 11 a.m. Shrestha said climbers "had a longer wait for their chance to go upthe trail and spent too much time at higher altitude. Many of themare believed to be carrying a limited amount of oxygen, notanticipating the extra time spent." Now, with a similarly large number of climbers expected to head upthe same trail under similar conditions, Nepalese authoritiesacknowledged safety concerns but said they can't turn any of themaway. "The climbers have received the permits to climb within specificdates. We cannot say who gets to get to the summit on which datesbecause of the unpredictable weather. When weather clears up theyall want to benefit," said Nepal's Tourism Ministry spokesman BalKrishna Ghimire. But he added that it is up to the climbers and their teams toaccess the conditions and safety. "We have officials at the base camp but beyond that it is mostly upto the climbers," Ghimire said. Ghimire said that eventually, the government plans to set up aseasonal office at the base camp equipped with doctors, weatherexperts and security personnel. Ghimire said they also have plansto give each climber a tracking device. More than 3,000 people have climbed Everest since Edmund Hillaryand Tenzing Norgay became the first to do it in 1953. Some 225climbers have died attempting it. The deadliest day was May 10, 1996, when eight people were killed.The main reason was said to be that climbers who started theirascent late in the day were caught in a snowstorm in the afternoonand lost their way. The climbing season normally runs from late March to the first weekin June, but this year the season's first clear conditions were onFriday and Saturday. That window closed by Saturday afternoon witha windstorm at higher altitudes. Well-known expedition organizer Russell Brice cited the mountain'sprecarious condition in his decision in early May to cancel thisyear's climb for more than 60 clients. Some climbers and environmentalists have expressed concern thatclimbing conditions on Everest are worsening each year, possiblydue to climate change. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Upper Lower Ball Joint , Shock Absorber for Cars Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Upper Lower Ball Joint today!
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