Apa Sherpa Joining Eco Everest
Apa Sherpa, who last spring reached the summit of Mount Everest for an unprecedented 17th time, now hopes to make it 18.
Apa, who has been spending time in his home village of Thame before making his way to base camp, said he had not planned to make another attempt to summit the world’s tallest peak until he heard about the Eco-Everest Expedition.
Eco-Everest Expedition leader Dawa Steven summited Everest last year. On his way down he was concerned about the condition of the Khumbu Icefall above base camp.
“Everything had turned to slush. The ice was crumbling as I walked. People were running to get off. On that same day the entire ice field collapsed,” Dawa Steven, 23, said. “I wanted to know what was going on.”
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