Kathmandu and Beijing had differed over its exact height but after each sent an expedition of surveyors to the summit, they have agreed that the official height is 8,848.86 metres (29,031.69 feet), a bit more than their previous calculations.
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Nepal has closed all of its Himalayan peaks, including Mount Everest, this climbing season because of fears of coronavirus outbreak, a government minister said on Friday.
Nobukazu Kuriki was found dead at Camp 3, at 7,200 metres above sea level, said Ram Prasad Sapkota, a spokesman for Nepal’s Department of Tourism.
“Attempts were on to retrieve the bodies of three other climbers who had died on the mountain in a separate incident.”
“We were tied on a rope and carrying gas to camp, there was a sudden `hrrrr’ sound,” said Kami Sherpa, 25, one of at least three survivors flown by helicopter to Kathmandu