I will let you figure it out for yourself:
"Nepal closes trekking route after 38 die in storm" Associated Press October 20, 2014
KATMANDU, Nepal — Nepalese officials closed a section of a popular Himalayan trekking route Sunday after rescuers, overwhelmed with last week’s snowstorms that killed at least 38 people, had to save new hikers who set out after the blizzards on the same deadly trails.
The dead from the blizzards and avalanches that hit the upper section of the Annapurna trekking circuit in northern Nepal included foreign trekkers, local guides, and villagers. Most of the hundreds of trekkers who had been stuck in the snow have been brought to safety, and government official Yama Bahadur Chokhyal said rescue helicopters were winding down flights.
But as the weather cleared, new trekkers began making their way up the same trails, prompting the government to close the route, Chokhyal said. In some sections, the trails were completely hidden beneath the heavy snows.
‘‘Our rescuers and helicopters ended up having to bring down these new people while we were still trying to reach the ones who were stranded by the blizzard,’’ he said.
‘‘It was burdening and confusing the rescuers,’’ he said.
So far, 25 bodies have been identified. Eight of the dead were Nepalese.
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NEXT DAY UPDATE:
"Nepal vows new rules after worst trekking disaster" Associated Press October 22, 2014
KATMANDU, Nepal — Nepal said Tuesday that it will introduce new rules, improve weather forecasts, and better monitor the movement of trekkers after the Himalayan country’s worst hiking disaster left dozens dead last week.
Tourism Department official Tulasi Gautam said trekkers venturing to mountain trails will be required to take trained local guides, and will have to rent a GPS tracking unit to help authorities trace them in case of an emergency.
Gautam said the government plans to announce the new rules nationwide before the next trekking season in the spring.
‘‘The main reason for the high number of casualties is that those trekkers without proper guides were prompted to continue with their trek in attempts to beat the storm. So we plan to strictly enforce new rules of no trekking without porters or proper guides,’’ Gautam said.
Yadav Koirala of Nepal’s Disaster Management Division said two more bodies of Nepalese nationals were recovered on Tuesday by soldiers who remain in the Thorong La pass on the Annapurna circuit trekking route. Although rescue operations ended on Monday, a smaller number of soldiers remain in the area, he said.
At least 43 people were killed last week when a blizzard and avalanches swept the mountains of the Annapurna region in northern Nepal. Of those, 21 were foreign trekkers and mountaineers from countries including India, Israel, Canada, Poland, Japan, China, and Slovakia. Twenty-two were Nepalese guides, porters, and villagers.
I was also told Germans, but it is amazing to see the censorship regarding the Jewish suffering after that big dollop I got in a one-day avalanche of print. What were they doing hiking in such dangerous conditions unless blizzards are unlikely to hit at this time? You look all around you and the global warming myth is shredded before your eyes, but I don't want to trouble you with the endless contradictions and false narratives coming from the ma$$ media.
Many of the trekkers around the Annapurna route are independent hikers who do not hire guides. The route is also dotted with lodges and tea stalls that sell food, snacks, and lodging.
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While decrying the lack of all life, this is certainly a risk of engaging in that type of experience and is not anything new. Certain people die and regulations get rewritten; other times, nah.
