Blog: How China’s Climbers Lost Their Everest Dreams

China’s sport authority has decided to suspend all expeditions up Mount Everest from the Tibet side in the 2021 spring season.

This came as a bolt from the blue.

That is to say, climbers who have undergone several years of strength and altitude training, and gathered at the foot of Everest for intense preparation more than a month ago, have had their ambitions frustrated.

Climbers pose for a group photo on the northern side of Mount Everest.

This year, the Tibet Yala Xiangbo Mountaineering Adventure Co., subordinate to Himalaya Expedition Co., is the only licensed provider of expeditions from the Tibet side. A total of 21 Chinese climbers have been approved to ascend the mountain.