United Nations World Food Programme Executive Director, Ertharin Cousin (C), tours the Humanitarian Staging Centre (HSA) near Kathmandu airport, May 2, 2015. REUTERS/Andrew Marshall
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Climber Carsten Pedersen has not given up his childhood dream of scaling Everest, despite last month's avalanche that killed 18 people at base camp after a devastating earthquake. But if he does try again, it may well be from China, not Nepal.
Frustrated at the Nepal government's silence over whether his permit to scale Everest will be extended due to the disaster, the Danish amateur is one of a growing number of climbers considering another route up the world's highest peak.
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