Pádraig O’Hora’s Everest Diary: ‘Don’t Look Down? Here, You Have No Choice. One Slip and You Could Fall Into a crevasse.’

Pádraig O’Hora’s Everest Diary: ‘Don’t look down? Here, you have no choice. One slip and you could fall into a crevasse.’

After weeks of build-up, the expedition has moved onto Everest and pushed past Base Camp. Excitement is rising, danger is too

Everest Sherpas Approach South Col Amid Strange Goings-On in Base Camp » Explorersweb

After weeks of delay, Sherpas are rushing to open the route to the summit. They hope to reach the summit next week. Meanwhile, down in Base Camp, cargo drones were suddenly banned, then unbanned, followed by strange new regulations around photos. What's up with the drones? Last week, drone pilots were shocked when their flying licenses were revoked just as a new U.S.-made drone was about to be tested. According to an article in The Kathmandu Pos…