Himalaya Spring 2019: Summit Talk Begins and the Highest Rugby Match in the World
The winds continue to howl over the summit of Everest and some of the other 8000-meter peaks, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. The jet stream settled firmly into place late last week and has remained there ever since, preventing the rope fixing teams from finishing their work. The hurricane-force winds have also kept climbers below 7000 meters (22,965 ft) as they continue their acclimatization process. With little else to do but wait, some have even gone down the Khumbu Valley to rest and recuperate ahead of the upcoming summit season. But now, it looks like ...