Sherpas cross icefall, open route for climbers to move up on Everest

A group of Sherpa climbers have opened the route to Mount Everest that had been blocked for two weeks by chunks of ice and a giant serac, allowing mountaineers to make attempts to reach the summit, officials said on Tuesday. The annual climbing season for the 8,849‑m (29,032‑ft) peak runs from April to May, months […]