It’s a nightmare at 16,000 feet.
Nearly 1,000 adventurers were trapped on Mount Everest after a massive blizzard swept in this weekend — as rescue crews struggled to reach the stranded campsite on Sunday.
Weekend storms trapped hikers on the mountain’s eastern face in Tibet beginning Friday, with heavy snows collapsing tents and leaving many suffering from hypothermia, according to reports.
Almost 1,000 climbers were trapped on Mount Everest due to a blizzard this weekend. Lakkana – stock.adobe.com
Tibetan firefighters rescue trekkers from Everest after they were stranded by a blizzard in Tingri. via REUTERSTibet’s Blue Sky Rescue team has managed to bring as many as 350 trapped tourists to safety, but hundreds of others remain trapped by the snow as rescue efforts continue, the BBC reported.
Meanwhile, the Tingri County Tourism Company has suspended ticket sales to the dangerous yet popular 29,000-foot Himalayan peak, the world’s tallest.
Although it has evolved into a popular climbing challenge for tourists from around the world, more than 300 have died on the mountain — particularly the area above 26,000 feet known as “the dead zone.”
A woman wades through a flooded street on the banks of the Bagmati River in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Oct. 4, 2025. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
A man carries a bag through a flooded street of Kathmandu during heavy rains on Oct. 4, 2025. REUTERSThe mountain’s unpredictable weather patterns and violent storms pose constant dangers for climbers.
Last year, a pair of climbers went missing and were believed dead after a ridge collapsed on Everest.
Villagers ascend the mountain during rescue efforts to reach hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on Sunday, October 5, 2025. APEarlier this year, Nepal issued new guidelines that will allow fewer thrill seekers access to the mountain, following years of crowded climbing crews that have increased the risk.
The Tingri County Tourism Company has suspended ticket sales to the mountain during the dangerous conditions. REUTERSThe weekend storm has also triggered landslides and flash floods in Nepal, where at least 47 people have been killed, and in India, where at least nine people were reported swept away by floodwaters.
With Post wires
