Mount Everest: Melting glaciers expose dead bodies
Expedition operators are concerned at the number of climbers' bodies that are becoming exposed on Mount Everest as its glaciers melt.
"We have brought down dead bodies of some mountaineers who died in recent years, but the old ones that remained buried are now coming out." "This issue needs to be prioritised by both the government and the mountaineering industry," said Dambar Parajuli, president of EOAN.DOMA SHERPAExposed dead bodiesExpedition operators said they deployed professional climbers of the Sherpa community to move the body.Also known as the Khumbu Icefall, this is where most dead bodies have been surfacing in recent years, mountaineers say.
"We have noticed that the ice level at and around the base camp has been going down, and that is why the bodies are becoming exposed."Scientists have found ponds expanding and joining up on the Khumbu GlacierSeveral studies show that glaciers in the Everest region, as in most parts of the Himalayas, are fast melting and thinning.
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