Climbers in Nepal’s Mount Everest Base Camp are getting antsy this week as they await the official start to the spring climbing season. But a critical delay in the Khumbu Icefall is preventing anyone from venturing onto the peak. And the setback, which has pushed the start of the season past its normal date, is raising anxieties that the mountain could become crowded and congested later in the season. “We’re starting to get worried,” Daniel Mazur, an American guide with the outfitter Summit Climb, told Outside. “We came here to climb Everest, and we can’t get on the mountain yet, and that is concerning.” Full story at link in bio. ✍️ : freddreier #getoutside #mounteverest #everestseason #outsidemagazine