Nepal reopens Mt. Everest to climbers for the first time since earthquake

TIME, Int. Business Times | Aug 24 , 2015

Mount Everest is now open for the climbers. Nepal has reopened the peak to climbers months after an earthquake caused an avalanche that killed 19 in April, the Associated Press reported. Nobukazu Kuriki, a Japanese climber, received his permit to climb Sunday. He will begin his ascent Tuesday as the first mountaineer since the devastating earthquake-turned-avalanche killed 19 mountaineers. On Sunday, Nepal's tourism minister, Kripasur Sherpa, handed over Kuriki's climbing permit in a ceremony.

"The main purpose of my climb is to spread the message that Nepal was safe for climbers and trekkers even after the earthquake," Kuriki said, according to AP.

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