According to mountaineering Sherpa, the final 'summit push' (the decisive journey to the summit) has been halted due to strong winds and adverse weather conditions, while some international teams have decided to postpone the expedition and return to Kathmandu.
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The rope fixing campaign on the world's third highest mountain, Kanchenjunga, has been affected by bad weather during the spring ascent.
According to mountaineer and Seven Summit Treks Pvt. Ltd. president Mingma Sherpa, the work of fixing the route has been completed on all other mountains for this climbing season. This is the only mountain that remains to be fixed for climbers.
According to the mountaineer Sherpa, the final 'summit push' (the decisive journey to the summit) has been stopped due to strong winds and adverse weather, while some international teams have decided to postpone the campaign and return to Kathmandu.
According to the campaign organizer Seven Summit Treks, the work of successfully fixing the rope up to a height of 8,200 meters on Kanchenjunga has been completed. But the team heading for the final rope fixing to the summit had to return safely to the base camp due to high winds. Some foreign teams have canceled their expeditions as the weather conditions showed little chance of improvement and returned to Kathmandu.
However, they have said that they are preparing to move towards the summit again after waiting for a suitable weather window. 'We are continuously monitoring the weather. As soon as the weather conditions are favorable, the fixing team will go up again and the climbers will be assisted in the summit attempt,' the company said.
This year's Kanchenjunga expedition is being led by experienced climber Nuri Sherpa, while the rope fixing team is being led by Dawa Sherpa.
According to the Department of Tourism, four teams have been granted permission to climb Kanchenjunga in the spring of 2026. 36 climbers have obtained permits through that team, of which 13 are women and 23 are men. The department has stated that Rs 16.81 million has been collected as a salute fee from Kanchenjunga alone so far.
Similarly, 142 teams have been granted permits to climb 30 mountains in Nepal till Jestha 1. 1,181 climbers from 78 countries have participated in those expeditions. Currently, due to continuous bad weather and strong winds in the Kanchenjunga region, most of the climbers are waiting for the weather to improve at the base camp. If the weather clears, the final summit push (climb) attempt is expected within the next few days.
