Chinese mountaineers start Mount Everest climb

Beijing: A group of Chinese mountaineers has begun an expedition on Mount Everest while the site was currently closed to foreign climbers because of the coronavirus pandemic, a media report said.

The highest peak of the world stands on the border of China and Nepal and can be climbed from both sides.

China has closed its side to foreign climbers while Nepal has cancelled all expeditions in response to the pandemic, said the BBC report on Friday.

Only Chinese climbers are permitted this spring season because of the pandemic, expedition operators in touch with the China Tibet Mountaineering Association (CTMA) told the BBC.

The more than two dozen Chinese climbers tackling Mount Everest were expected to reach the advanced base camp at an altitude of 6,450 metres soon, the operators said. (IANS)

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