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Los “icefall doctors”, experimentados sherpas, se preparan al pie del Everest para la llegada de alpinistas

El año pasado, la pandemia de coronavirus se declaró justo antes de la temporada alta de alpinismo y obligó a Nepal a cerrar sus fronteras. El covid-19 tuvo unas consecuencias nefastas para miles de residentes de Nepal que viven de esta actividad, como los guías o los hoteleros.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 26, 2020, the Himalayan Mount Everest (C-L) and other mounts ranges are pictured from Namche Bazar in the Everest region, some 140 kms northeast of Kathmandu. - The highest point on Earth got a bit higher on December 8 as China and Nepal finally agreed on a precise elevation for Mount Everest after decades of debate. The agreed height unveiled at a joint news conference in Kathmandu of 8,848.86 metres (29,031 feet) was 86 centimetres (2.8 feet) higher than the measurement previously recognised by Nepal, and more than four metres above China's official figure. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP)
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 26, 2020, the Himalayan Mount Everest (C-L) and other mounts ranges are pictured from Namche Bazar in the Everest region, some 140 kms northeast of Kathmandu. - The highest point on Earth got a bit higher on December 8 as China and Nepal finally agreed on a precise elevation for Mount Everest after decades of debate. The agreed height unveiled at a joint news conference in Kathmandu of 8,848.86 metres (29,031 feet) was 86 centimetres (2.8 feet) higher than the measurement previously recognised by Nepal, and more than four metres above China's official figure. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP) PRAKASH MATHEMA

Los “icefall doctors” de Nepal, experimentados sherpas, se preparan para trazar un itinerario seguro para los alpinistas extranjeros que esperan recibir en el Everest, tras el desastre de la última temporada turística, destrozada por la pandemia de covid-19.

Cada primavera, estos veteranos sherpas son los primeros en llegar al techo del mundo (8.848,86 m) para abrir un circuito seguro, apartado de las vertiginosas grietas y a través del hielo, en constante cambio, como la peligrosa cascada de hielo del glaciar de Khumbu.

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