Trail & Weather

The Night Everest's Deadliest Icefall Sealed Shut — and the Drone That Reopened It

A rare overnight serac collapse blocked every route through the Khumbu Icefall this spring and stranded hundreds of climbers at Base Camp. A Nepali…

By Laxman Rawal · Jul 20, 2026

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Overnight, a rare, large-scale serac field collapsed across the Khumbu Icefall, sealing every known route between Everest Base Camp and Camp 1 and stranding hundreds of climbers on the ice below. Nobody was hurt. But by morning, the world's most feared few…

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What this means for trekkers

What this means for you Everest Base Camp trekkers never set foot in the icefall — the trek ends at Base Camp itself, well below Camp 1 — but you will stand and look straight up at it, and your guide will very likely point out the tiny figures of the Icefall…

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