A row over local guides' share of revenue from foreign climbers
erupted after last week's deadly accident, prompting some to threaten a
boycott.Sherpas also want better rescue and treatment facilities for guides.If others descend, some fear it could effectively end plans to climb the world's highest mountain this year.Ang Tshering Sherpa, the president of the Nepal
Mountaineering Association (NMA), told BBC Nepali's Surendra Phuyal that
was a distinct possibility if the majority of climbers decided to
abandon climbing.
But Madhusudan Burlakoti, a tourism ministry official, hoped that
some teams might still climb. Sherpas have been in talks over these
issues with the Nepalese government.
More than 300 foreigners were preparing to climb Everest this
year, but the tense aftermath of the avalanche that killed 13 Sherpas
and left 3 missing presumed dead dashed hopes and left many climbers
disturbed and shocked, our correspondent reports.
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