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delay means preparations are weeks behind schedule for the spring season when weather for Everest ascents is usually best, and fears are growing that climbers will be queuing to reach the summit again this year
climbing season has been especially busy, with a record number of permits issued to Everest aspirants and [delays in opening the route to the peak](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w2np14g92o). Nepal's tourism department has congratulated both
delay their attempt to scale the world’s highest peak. The serac between base camp and camp one is unstable and is risky for climbers, said Himal Gautam of Nepal’s department of mountaineering