Despite the pandemic Nepal is expecting hundreds of foreigners to attempt to scale the mountains – South Asia Time

Despite the pandemic Nepal is expecting hundreds of foreigners to attempt to scale the mountains

 March 17, 2021  

Kathmandu —  The Department of Tourism in Kathmandu said Wednesday that more than 300 foreigners have expressed interest in climbing Mount Everest this spring.

There’s similar interest for other mountains too, said Mira Acharya, a director at the department.

Japanese and Canadians teams are already trekking their way to the Everest base camp, Acharya said, AP news writes.

The spring season, which is popular because of favorable weather, began this month.
It extends up to the end of May, when weather deteriorates and climbing becomes dangerous.