FILE - In this Tuesday, March 24, 2015, file photo, porters with supplies for trekkers head towards Namche, in Zamphute, a village in Nepal. The closure of Mount Everest will have significant financial ramifications for the local Sherpas, cooks, porters and other personnel who make their living during the short climbing window. (AP Photo/Tashi Sherpa, file)
March 24, 2020
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March 24, 2020 6:53 a.m.
From top to bottom line: Everest closing means financial hit
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Apa Sherpa knows firsthand all the risks of climbing Mount Everest. He's been to the summit 21 times.