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'He's a perfect example of the selfless Sherpa people': American climber praises heroic efforts of the guide who saved his life in Everest tragedy that claimed at least 13 livesJon Reiter of California was climbing up to Camp 1 Friday morning when the avalanche happenedHe says his first thought was to film the avalanche, but his Sherpa saved his life by pushing him to safety There are now 13 people confirmed dead and three missing, an official saysThis is the single deadliest accident on Mount Everest; the deadliest year was 1996 By [/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Ashley+Collman Ashley Collman] Published: 20:35 GMT, 20 April 2014 | Updated: 12:31 GMT, 21 April 2014 [ ] [ ] [ ] </a> [/news/article-2608992/Hes-perfect-example-selfless-Sherpa-people-American-climber-praises-heroic-efforts-guide-Everest-tragedy-claimed-13-lives.html#comments 17 View comments] As the death toll in the single most deadly avalanche in Mt Everest history continues to grow, an American climber has written a touching tribute to the Sherpa who saved his life. Jon Reiter of California is currently on his second attempt to summit the world's tallest mountain and was moving up to Camp 1 Friday morning when he heard a 'crack' sound and saw snow and ice come barreling down the mountain. The 49-year-old says his first thought was to get his camera out and film the avalanche, but his quick-thinking Sherpa instead pushed him to safety behind some ice blocks. Life-saver: Jon Reiter of California poses with his Sherpa guide Dawa the day after a deadly avalanche swept the mountain Deadly force: The avalanche that killed at least thirteen sherpas is pictured as it barrels down Mount Everest No hope of survival: Rescuers on Mount Everest found the body of a 13th Nepalese guide buried under snow as authorities ruled out hope of finding any more survivors from the deadliest accident ever on the world's highest peak In a[ blog] post written Saturday, Reiter praises his Sherpa named Dawa, calling him an amazing man whom he has great respect for. 'He's a perfect example of the selfless Sherpa people that we entrust with out lives while on the mountain and who we quickly learn to call of friends [sic]' In the post, he included a picture of Dawa just as the guide was leaving base camp Saturday. 'Dawa is the man who was by my side with the avalanche struck. He's the guy who spent all day yesterday digging his friends and neighbors out of the snow and sending their limp bodies hanging on a cable from the helicopter down to base camp. 'After a long 16 agonizing hours he showed up at my tent, before going to his own, to make sure I was ok,' Reiter wrote. Aftermath: Reiter (right) poses with Marcus Brindle of Melbourne, Australia and Mingma Sherpa (center) on Easter Sunday - two days after the deadly avalanche Should he stay or go? As of Saturday, Reiter seemed unsure whether he would continue with his attempt to summit Everest Narrow escape: A Photo of fellow climbers taken by Jon Reiter at the Kumbu Icefall on Mt. Everest a few days before Friday's deadly avalanche So far 13 bodies have been pulled from the mountain and an additional three people are still missing. All of the dead were Sherpas, native Himalyans who guide foreign climbers up the mountain. Reiter says the tragedy has shaken the Sherpa community on the mountain and that most of them have decided to go home and be with their families for a few days. 'This scene is a lot for us western climbers to take in so I can't imagine what our Sherpa partners are really feeling and thinking as we all witness the worst disaster in Everest history happening in front of our eyes,' he wrote. Reiter also addressed the theories that over-crowing or litter on the mountain caused the devastating avalanche in the area of Everest known as the 'popcorn field'. Reiter maintains that the avalanche was an accident and an act of nature. Mother of Nepalese mountaineer Ang Kaji Sherpa, killed in an [http://www.nuwireinvestor.com/results.aspx?searchwords=avalanche avalanche] on Mount Everest, cries while she waits for his body at Sherpa Monastery in Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, April 19, 2014. Rescuers were searching through piles of snow and ice on the slopes of Mount Everest on Saturday for four Sherpa guides who were buried by an avalanche that killed 12 other Nepalese guides in the deadliest disaster on the world's highest peak. The Sherpa people are one of the main ethnic groups in Nepal's alpine region, and many make their living as climbing guides on Everest and other Himalayan peaks. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) Nepalese mountain rescue workers lifting an injured climber after an avalanche came down on Mt. Everest. Authorities called off the rescue operation for survivors after 13 Nepali climbing guides were killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest, as bad weather closed in Final resting place: Group of family members of the Nepalese mountaineer carry the body of Ang Kaji Sherpa, who died on Mt. Everest Avalanche upon its arrival at Sherpa Monastry in Kathmandu The daughter of Mount Everest avalanche victim Ang Kazi Sherpa cries while consoled by a relative as the body is brought to the Sherpa Monastery 'There were only about 40 of us in the entire icefall and we were spread out,' he writes. 'There was no one waiting for others in order to move up and no congestion anywhere in the icefall. It appeared to be perfect climbing conditions right up until the moment the thunder struck.' And while littering has been a problem on the mountain in the past, Reiter says it couldn't possibly have played a role in Friday's tragedy. 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Highest peak on Earth: A group of more than a dozen sherpas had gone up on the mountain early Friday morning to fix some ropes that would be used by trekkers later in the day, but one survivor recalled feeling that the route was unstable [ ] Relatives of a Mount Everest avalanche victim grieve as bodies arrive at the Sherpa Monastery in Kathmandu Relative await news: [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-kham-pha-shangri-la-vung-dat-cua-tinh-yeu.html tour Lệ Giang giá rẻ] Seven climbers were rescued, including two airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment. The avalanche hit at a site known as the Khumbu icefall at more than 5,000 m altitude, as the climbers were ascending from the base camp to camp one As of Saturday, Reiter seemed unsure of whether he would continue his summit attempt on Everest - fulfilling his goal of climbing the tallest mountain on every continent. 'Early this morning I read a comment written about me where the author said, "I hope he finds what he's looking for up there." I appreciated that notion because it got me to thinking about what am I looking for, and I think I have found it whether I see the summit of Everest or not,' Reiter wrote. But Reiter may not have a choice in the matter. His wife Susan Reiter told MailOnline Sunday that the Sherpas are threatening to take down the ladders and ropes up to the summit if the Nepalese government doesn't reward the family's victims benefits. The Sherpas have set a deadline for Tuesday, so that's when Reiter will know if he can attempt a summit or not. If he doesn't make it this year, Mrs Reiter says he's likely to go back and try in 2015. 'I think he will. I mean, he says he won't but that's what he said last year when he had to turn around,' she told MailOnline. JUST TRYING TO HELP OTHERS: THE SHERPAS WHO DIED WHEN THEY WENT UP EARLY TO FIX LOOSE ROPES When the Nepalese government released this list, only 12 were dead and four were missing. The latest reports have the number of fatalities up to 13 but they have not disclosed who is the new fatality. Name of expedition NBC Everest Expedition Adventurist Everest Expedition AAI Everest Expeditions AC Everest Expeditions Jagged Globe Everest Exped. Himalayan Ecstasy Lhotse Everest Chinese Dream Name of Trekking Company [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-kham-pha-shangri-la-vung-dat-cua-tinh-yeu.html tour shangrila] Nepal Pvt. Ltd. Himalayan Guides Nepal Treks [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-kham-pha-shangri-la-vung-dat-cua-tinh-yeu.html tour shangrila] Nepal Pvt. Ltd. Himalayan Guides Nepal Treks Summit Nepal Trekking Himalayan Ecstasy Treks Seven Summit Treks Pvt. Ltd. Names of sherpas Mingma Nuru Sherpa- dead Derji Sherpa- dead Dorjee Khatri- dead Then Dorjee Sherpa- dead Phur Temba Sherpa- dead Ang Tshiri Sherpa- dead Nima Sherpa- dead Tenzng Chottar- missing Phurba Ongyal Sherpa- dead Lakpa Tenjing Sherpa- dead Chhring Ongchu Sherpa- dead Pasang Karma Sherpa- dead Asman Tamang- dead Ankaji Sherpa- missing Pem Tenji Sherpa- missing AAsh Bahadur Gurung- missing Survivor: Dawa Tashi Sherpa, pictured, is one of several guides who were rescued from the mountain Waiting to help: Staffers at Grandy Hospital in Katmandu were ready on the helipad Friday but communication isn't clear between who hired which guide groups who were on the mountain in the avalanche The Sherpa people are one of the main ethnic groups in Nepal's alpine region, and many make their living as climbing guides on Everest and other Himalayan peaks Although relatively low on the mountain, climbers say the icefall is one of the most dangerous places on Mount Everest. There are, however, no safer paths along the famous South Col route scaled by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Around 100 climbers and guides had already passed beyond the Khumbu Icefall to prepare their attempts on the summit. They are safe, but a new path will have to be made to make it possible to continue the expeditions. The area is considered particularly dangerous due to its steep slope and deep crevasses that cut through the snow and ice covering the pass year round. Sherpas often make 20-25 round trips to carry kit and supplies to advanced camps, exposing them to greater risk. The most endangered are the so-called Icefall Doctors - a team that maintains and fixes the route. Authorities ruled out hope of finding any more survivors from the deadliest accident ever on the world's highest peak 'It's always the most dangerous part of the mountain to climb, because the ice is constantly moving, there are so many crevasses and seracs where you need to use ladders and ropes to get through the very technical terrain,' Californian climber Adrian Ballinger, of Alpenglow Expeditions, told Reuters. It was first major avalanche of this year's climbing season on Everest, which has been scaled by more than 4,000 climbers. The Sherpa people are one of the main ethnic groups in Nepal's alpine region, and many make their living as climbing guides on Everest and other Himalayan peaks. More than 4,000 climbers have summited Everest since 1953, when it was first conquered by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. Hundreds have died trying. The worst recorded disaster on Everest had been a fierce blizzard on May 11, 1996, that caused the deaths of eight climbers, including famed mountaineer Rob Hall, and was later memorialized in a book, 'Into Thin Air,' by Jon Krakauer. Six Nepalese guides were killed in an avalanche in 1970. Earlier this year, Nepal announced several steps to better manage the heavy flow of climbers and speed up rescue operations. The steps included the dispatch of officials and security personnel to the base camp at (5,300 meters) 17,380 feet, where they will stay throughout the spring climbing season, which ends in May. data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"> Read more: [ Jon Reiter on Everest] DM.later('bundle', function() DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker'); );

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By Athar Parvaiz SRINAGAR, India, Sept 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Kashmir went into a coronavirus lockdown in March, tourism in the Indian-administered territory had already been hobbled by eight months of tight security restrictions that New Delhi imposed after revoking the region's semi-autonomous status. Now hoteliers, taxi drivers and others relying on tourism in the region say the pandemic has compounded the financial shock to the industry and they fear it could take years to recover. The state of tourism in Kashmir is "a typical case of out of the frying pan into the fire," said Faiz Bakhshi, a prominent businessman and former secretary general of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCC&I). "I don't see any resumption of tourism in Kashmir until there is zero incidence of COVID-19 cases (here)," said Bakhshi, who owns the [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-kham-pha-shangri-la-vung-dat-cua-tinh-yeu.html tour shangrila], a hotel in Srinagar, the region's main city. Kashmir has reported about 70,000 cases of COVID-19 and at least 1,084 deaths, according to government figures. Estimates by the KCC&I show that more than 600,000 jobs have been lost since India's decision to scrap the region's special status in August last year. In that time, Kashmir's economy across all sectors has lost 400 billion Indian rupees (about $5.4 billion), KCC&I vice president Majeed Mir told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in a phone interview. While there are no reliable estimates of how many people have been made unemployed since March, Bakhshi said the pandemic has only exacerbated the situation. In a policy brief published last month, the United Nations said the pandemic could cost the global tourism industry approximately $1 trillion and threaten more than 100 million jobs. Kashmir has been disputed by India and Pakistan since the end of British colonial rule in 1947. Both countries claim it in full but rule it in part. India followed its move last year with a security lockdown in Kashmir, imposing strict restrictions on the movement and assembly of people and shutting down phone and internet communications for several months. The government said the restrictions were necessary to quell unrest in the region. Communications in Kashmir have gradually been reinstated in recent months, but mobile internet is yet to be restored fully, with only slow-speed 2G access allowed in 18 of the region's 20 districts. Ejaz Ayoub, an independent Srinagar-based economic analyst, said Kashmir's tourism business needs two basic factors in order to thrive: peace and sustainable demand. "The August 5 decision jeopardised both. And, since March this year, the pandemic has dealt a crushing blow to tourism," Ayoub said. EMPTY ROOMS Zahoor Ahmad Trumboo said the occupancy of his Hotel Shah Abbas, overlooking the famed Dal Lake in Srinagar, has fallen by more than 90% since August last year. Before then, all 80 rooms would be booked every summer and the hotel would do good business in the winters, too, he noted, as visitors came to enjoy the lake as well as the Himalayan region's scenic mountains and glaciers. Now, the tourist industry "has no raw material," Trumboo said as he leaned back on a sofa at his hotel. "Tourists are the raw material for us. But, there have been no tourists in Kashmir for a year now." Kashmir's tourism season officially started on July 15, noted the region's director for [http://www.stockhouse.com/search?searchtext=tourism%20Nissar tourism Nissar] Ahmad Wani. "But, we have received only 525 tourists in the months since - an average of nine people per day," he said over the phone. In August and September 2019, more than 14,600 tourists visited Kashmir - and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-kham-pha-shangri-la-vung-dat-cua-tinh-yeu.html tour Lệ Giang giá rẻ] that was a 90% drop from the same period in 2018, before Kashmir's semi-autonomous status was revoked, according to figures from the tourism department. Along with horticulture and agriculture, tourism is an important industry for Kashmir, contributing about 7% of the region's gross domestic product, according to government data. While worries about security have kept many visitors away, others are put off by travel restrictions that have been put in place in the region and in their own countries to slow the spread of the virus, say industry experts. Tourists can only come into Kashmir by air, and they must adhere to COVID-19 testing at the airport and quarantine for 24 hours upon arrival, as well as keep to general social distancing and mandatory mask wearing, explained Wani. MENTAL STRESS At a tourist taxi stand in the Srinagar locality of Tang Bagh, a line of cars sits parked all day - most of the 200 taxi drivers who use the stand have left their cars there because there are no tourists to drive anywhere. Two drivers, Nazir Ahmad and Fayaz Bhat, visit the office at the taxi stand a few days a week. "We don't only come in search of work. We often chat for hours to share our problems and concerns - to alleviate our mental stress," said Bhat, who has three children, including a physically-impaired son. Three years ago, Bhat took out a loan to buy his taxi, which he was paying off in instalments of 10,000 rupees ($136.00) each month before the pandemic struck. He has not been able to make a single payment since March, he lamented. "The last few months have been very tough. I had to take medicine for two months after I was diagnosed with depression," he said. Earlier this month Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha announced an economic relief package of 13.5 billion rupees ($183 million) to help the region's business sector recover from the financial pain of the pandemic. Mir at the KCC&I said that figure will not be enough. "One can imagine how much is needed if the government is serious about helping the business sector, including tourism, the worst hit sector by COVID-19," he said. "But, nonetheless, we appreciate that the government has started showing interest." Hotel Shah Abbas owner Trumboo said he is convinced the only way Kashmir's tourism industry will restart is with a significant "financial injection". Right now, he said, "Kashmir's tourism is not only damaged; it is dead." ($1 = 73.5302 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Athar Parvaiz, Editing by Jumana Farouky and Zoe Tabary. 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