Mountaineers flock to Nepal for climbing season

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Mountaineers flock to Nepal for climbing season

Mountaineers from around the world have gathered in Nepal for the spring climbing season.

Avalanches abruptly ended the season in 2014 and 2015.

Nearly 300 people have died attempting to climb Everest, but the mountain continues to draw climbers.

Al Jazeera’s Ramyata Limbu reports from the capital Kathmandu.

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