Mountaineers say, a famous feature of Mount Everest has collapsed, potentially making the world's highest peak even more dangerous to climbers. British mountaineer and expedition leader, Tim Mosedale, After reaching the summit on 16th of this month wrote in Facebook that a famous feature of Mount Everest, Hillary Step is no more. <br/><br/>He wrote that he is not sure what is going to happen when the snow ridge does not form because there is some huge blocks randomly perched hither and thither which will be quite tricky to negotiate. <br/><br/>Hillary Step, named after Sir Edmund Hillary, who was the first to scale it in 1953 was the near-vertical 12-metre rocky outcrop stood on the mountain's southeast ridge, which was the last great challenge before the top. Mountaineers said the Hillary Step may have fallen victim to Nepal's devastating 2015 earthquake.
News On AIR | May 21, 2017 6:40 PM
Mount Everest's famous Hillary Step destroyed, mountaineers confirm