quarta-feira, 19 de março de 2014

EVEREST

Everest climbers get stairway to heaven
Steel ladders and extra fixed ropes may be bolted on to the 40ft high Hillary Step

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Steel ladders and extra fixed ropes may be bolted on to the 40ft high Hillary Step AFP/Getty Images




Nepal is considering installing ladders on the vertical cliff that is the final obstacle climbers scaling Mount Everest have to overcome when they tackle the world’s highest peak.
As part of a package of measures designed to prevent the overcrowding on the 29,029ft mountain that has contributed to frequent deaths and injuries, the Government said that steel ladders and extra fixed ropes may be bolted on to the 40ft high Hillary Step, which lies 300ft below the summit, to improve safety.
“There is a traffic jam at the Hillary Step during the main climbing months between April and June,


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