Kathmandu, April 10 -- Everest, which 'grew' by more than two feet last year, is all set to see yet another rush of hopeful summiteers.

While the world is witnessing a resurgence of Covid-19 including in India, which has been breaking records for new cases every day in the past week, for Everest enthusiasts, it's not a cause for concern.

And the Everest region is humming back with tourism activities after a painful 2020.

Yaks and ponies are transporting supplies on their backs up to the base camp at 5,380 metres from Lukla's Tenzing Hillary Airport, a small landing strip carved into the side of a mountain at 2,860 metres where expedition members usually fly into.

Icefall doctors, the dedicated team of high-altitude experts who fix the...