Climbing on Mt. Everest and other mountains reopens after quake

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33 year old Japanese Climber Nobokazu Kuriki, is attempting to be the first man to submit Mt. Everest after the earthquake. This is his fifth attempt on the mountain. In 2012, he lost nine fingers trying to summit Mt. Everest and is hopeful that 2015 might just be a successful year to him. Mr. Kuriki’s expedition will not only tell the rest of the world that Mr. Everest is open for expedition; it will also claim that Nepal is safe to travel. Department of Tourism (DoT) has issued permits to two expedition teams to climb Mustang Himal I (6,915 meters). Similarly, it has permitted one expedition each to climb Gaugiri (6,110m), Aichyn (6,055m), Makalu (8,463m), Mainsail (6,242m), Annapurna South (7,219m), Annapurna I (8,091m) and Manaslu (8,163m). Similarly, DoT is in the process of issuing permits to one expedition team each to climb Lhonak (6,070m), Dzanye II (6,318m), Shey Shikhar (6,139m) and Manaslu (8,163m). This news has made international headlines and you can read about it in the following links worldwide: