mt. everest closed on north side

The Chinese government has officially closed Mt. Everest from climbing this season from the north.  Nima Tsering, head of the Tibetan Mountaineering Association, gave a talk in the north side (Chinese side) base camp of Mt. Everest yesterday explaining that the Chinese have closed climbing on Mt. Everest and all mountains in Tibet for the 2015 climbing season. Two reasons were given for the closing: 1.  Risk of another big earthquake […]