Nine Sherpa ‘icefall doctors’, who risked their lives to fix ropes on the Mount Everest after last year’s devastating earthquakes, will be honoured by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on May 29 which is being celebrated as the 9th International Everest Day.
The Sherpas will be given a cash award of Rs 50,000 each along with certificates of appreciation by the Prime Minister, said Ang Tshering Sherpa, president of Nepal Mouintaineering Association (NMA). “Had they not fixed the ropes before this climbing season, scaling the Everest after last year’s devastating earthquake would not have been possible,” he said.
‘Icefall doctors’ build bridges using aluminum ladders to cross deep crevasses and set ropes for mountaineers to clip their harnesses into over dangerous sections.