China Opens Everest to Foreign Climbers

The Covid Pandemic is finally over for Everest, the highest mountain on Earth. Chinese authorities have reopened access to Mount Everest from Tibet to foreign climbers for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The northern route to the summit of Mount Everest, which starts in Tibet and is a favorite alternative for many climbers to the better-known “southern route” in Nepal, has been completely blocked by China since March 2020.

At this point, Chinese authorities have not officially announced the reopening, but it can be inferred that China has lifted the blockade based on the publication of an updated price list for mountaineering services, including yaks for transporting materials, mountain guides, and transfers from Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, to the base camp.

Climbing to the top of Mount Everest has always been a dream and a myth for many mountain lovers and climbers. Mount Everest is 8,848 meters high, and along with other peaks over 8,000 meters, Everest rises right on the border of Nepal and China and is part of the legendary Himalayan mountain range.

The Chinese call it Zhumulangma, the Tibetans Chomolungma, and in Nepal it is called Sagaramatha or “Sky God.” Everest is part of the so-called “14 Eight Thousand” (mountains that are higher than 8,000 meters above sea level) and also the famous “Seven Summits,” that is, the highest mountains on each continent.