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Imagine Nepal team pushes through icefall, reaches near camp I as route debate continues
27 April 2026A five-member Sherpa team from Imagine Nepal, Elite Expeditions, and Altipro, joined by Polish mountaineer Bartek Ziemski, climbed above the contested ice blockage in the Khumbu Icefall on Sunday and fixed ladders and ropes toward Camp I, in what marks the most significant progress on the stalled Everest route since the season's opening was delayed.
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ClimbingBe optimistic as options are being discussed, EOAN urges Everest climbers
26 April 2026Expedition Operators Association Nepal (EOAN) has said that it is closely monitoring the situation on Mt Everest and expediting its consultations with the concerned stakeholders to find amicable solutions to the existing problem, according to EOAN General Secretary Rishi Ram Bhandari.
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ClimbingIcefall route on Mt Everest won’t open until the hanging serac collapses, finds field recce team
26 April 2026A joint team of senior mountain guides and Icefall doctors climbed to the dangerous section of the Khumbu Glacier and found that fixing a route in the treacherous icefall section is impossible unless the large chunk of hanging serac collapses.
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ClimbingSPCC, EOAN to mobilise joint team in Khumbu Icefall on Sunday; Everest climbing may open until early to mid‑June
25 April 2026Following a delay in opening a route along the Khumbu Icefall, the Expedition Operators Association of Nepal (EOAN) and the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) today agreed to mobilise a joint team to the icefall section on Sunday.
