The autumn climbing season in Nepal welcomes 398 mountaineers

Nepal's autumn climbing season welcomes 398 mountaineers

According to the figures released by Nepalese authorities recently, a total of 398 mountaineers from 47 countries and regions have obtained permission to climb 18 peaks of 6,000 meters and above during the autumn climbing season.

According to the information released by the Nepalese Tourism Bureau, Manaslu, the eighth highest peak in the world with an altitude of 8,163 meters, is popular and has attracted a total of 260 mountaineers. Ten fewer mountaineers chose to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest peak.

The climbing season in Nepal is divided into spring and autumn. This spring, a total of 644 mountaineers successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest from the south slope, setting a record number.

The rainy season in Nepal is coming to an end, but the rainfall has been particularly heavy in the past week, seriously affecting climbing activities.

Taapa, an official of the Nepalese Tourism Bureau, told reporters on the 18th that the weather will be bad in the next few days. To prevent accidents, a climbing warning has been issued.

Due to the continuous heavy rainfall, there are still about 300 hikers and mountaineers stranded in Namche on the south slope of Mount Everest, waiting for the weather to improve. According to the information released by the Nepalese police, a hiker from Kenya recently died of altitude sickness in Solukhumbu District on the south slope of Mount Everest, at an altitude of more than 4,200 meters.