Image of Everest south side BC, ExWeb files.
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Chinese security guards and plain clothes police in Everest south side BC
Posted: Apr 24, 2008 08:52 pm EDT
(MountEverest.net) In a report from Khumjung village, the unofficial capital of the Sherpa kingdom, a Himalayan climber said today that he found Sherpas home, instead of normally off on expedition, usually climbing the north side of Everest. "The Chinese closure of Everest has left many sherpas out of work, meaning that this year they will be without their income," wrote the mountaineer.
The climber further reports that the Chinese have sent Chinese security guards to be posted at camp 2 on the Nepal side of Everest and also sent plain clothes Chinese police to patrol base camp. A foreign journalist told ExWeb today that he personally was checked by Chinese security on the Nepal side of the border to China. Over the past two weeks, climbers reported about restricted air flights in certain areas in Nepal.
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