Traffic jams at the summit of Everest: a piece of cornice breaks off and causes the fall of six climbers, two still wanted

Ce phénomène se multiplie sur le plus haut sommet du monde depuis le début du printemps. Capture d'écran Twitter – @Geronimo4Gero

En mai, des longues files se sont formées sur l’Everest, le plus haut sommet du monde, pouvant provoquer des chutes mortelles.

In a video shot on May 21, 2024, we can see mountaineers, queuing to reach the summit of Everest, being victims of  rsquo;an accident. A piece of cornice fell, taking six climbers with it. Four were saved by the rope to which they were attached. The other two are missing.

Un immense bouchon d’alpinistes s’est créé au sommet du Mont Everest au Nepal, à plus de 7000 mètres d’altitude 😰
La surfréquentation provoque des embouteillages surréalistes mais également des accidents et des pollutions…@LucieAurelia pic.twitter.com/FtwSMtXizb

— Vakita (@vakitamedia) May 26, 2024

Traffic jams at the top of Everest

This phenomenon has been increasing on the highest peak in the world since the beginning of spring, the most favorable season for climbing Everest. Endless lines therefore form on the path to the Himalayas, the ascent of which becomes more and more perilous.

C'est difficile à croire, mais il y a des embouteillages sur l'Everest 😎 pic.twitter.com/cL2i9PVVR7

— Geronimo Gero (@Geronimo4Gero) May 27, 2024

Two Kenyan and Nepalese mountaineers died near the summit of Everest in Nepal, the Nepalese Tourism Department announced this Thursday, May 23. At least four deaths occurred during the mountaineering season on the world's highest mountain.