Kami Rita (55) flew to Mount Everest on Sunday (April 20, 2025) from Kathmandu to lead a group of climbers who will try to reach the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) summit during the spring climbing season.

Kami Rita, 55, flew to Mount Everest on Sunday from Kathmandu to lead a group of climbers who will try to reach the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) summit during the spring climbing season.

In May 2019, a photo of the congestion on Mount Everest went viral, prompting criticism around the amount of permits Nepal was issuing. Picture: @nimsdai Project Possible / AFP. Overcrowding on ...

he said.Around the same time, Raj Bikram, CEO of Airlift Nepal, was in touch with the Khumbu municipality for 3D-mapping Mount Everest using drones when the region’s mayor asked how much weight ...