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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Stuti Mishra

Everest climbing season under threat as huge glacier blocks main route: ‘We can only wait’

A massive block of glacier is blocking the route to Mount Everest just as peak climbing season is getting underway, raising fears of dangerous queues on the world's highest peak.

The ice block, known as a serac, stands 30m tall and sits nearly 600m below Camp 1 on the Nepalese side of the mountain, according to the BBC.

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