The government of Nepal has decided to shut the Mount Everest for this season, because the routes above base camp which were hit by violent avalanches  were found impossible to be re fixed.

Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) chairman Ang Dorjee Sherpa said, ” SPCC announced the closure of treacherous route for this season on the advice of icefall doctors.”

“The serac (block or column of glacial ice) in the West Shoulder has been found unstable and the route up to the higher camps has also been badly crumbled away,” he said.

“SPCC workers will, however, stay at the base camp for a couple of weeks to collect waste from the devastated base camp,” Dorjee said.