Why Everest base camp won't be moving anytime soon

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Image source, C. Scott Watson Image caption, Scientists say the Khumbu glacier on which Everest base camp sits is melting and becoming unstable because of global warming Last June, Nepal's tourism ministry announced plans to move Everest base camp lower down the famous mountain because global warming and human activity were making it unsafe.
'NOT A SINGLE SHERPA SUPPORTIVE' "I have come across not even a single person in our community who supports the idea of moving the Everest base camp," said Mingma Sherpa, chair of Khumbu Pasanglhamu, a rural municipality which covers most of the Everest region, including base camp.
Image source, C. Scott Watson Image caption, Scientists say the lakes and ponds on the mountain are growing and joining up due to climate change Adrian Ballinger, founder of mountain guide company Alpenglow Expeditions, said the plan to move base camp made sense, because it would see more avalanches, ice, and rock falls in the future.
THE KHUMBU ICEFALL FACTOR Many climbers of the Sherpa community have argued that the present location of the base camp is the best one to start their climb early in the morning as it adjoins the Khumbu Icefall, which is one of the most challenging sections of the climb.