Until 2010, outfits like Adventure Consultants and Himex (New Zealand), Alpine Ascents International and International Mountain Guides (US), and Jagged Globe (UK) dominated Everest, while Nepalis worked merely as employees for these firms.
An assistant protocol officer at the Indian High Commission in Chattogram, Narendra, 38, was found dead inside the mission premises on Tuesday. Police suspect he may have suffered a cardiac arrest while going to the bathroom during the night. The body has been sent for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.