“Just a few years later, in the fall of 2019, mountaineer Garrett Madison abandoned an Everest expedition due to another serac causing unsafe conditions in the Khumbu Icefall.”

“When groups of people walk over the icefall, the vibrations of their movement could destabilize the serac, said Gelje Sherpa, the other co-founder of AGA Adventures, who previously worked as an icefall doctor – and made headlines for abandoning his own 2023 expedition to save a climber in Everest’s “death zone.””

“Climate change has also heightened risks.”

“Now, “it’s more dangerous inside the icefall because of global warming.””

“Nepal has made efforts to crack down on the number of unprepared climbers, such as raising climbing fees and introducing a bill that would restrict Everest only to climbers with experience of scaling at least one of the Himalayan nation’s 7,000-meter (22,965 ft) peaks.”

“As of April 15, Nepal has issued 297 Everest permits for the spring season, out of a total 700 permits issued for all its mountains.”