Climbers descend Everest amid row New

Climbers are descending from Everest base camp, amid uncertainty over this year\'s climbing season after 16 guides were killed in an avalanche. A row over local guides\' share of revenue from foreign climbers erupted after last week\'s deadly accident, prompting some to threaten a boycott. Sherpas also want better rescue and treatment facilities for guides. If others descend, some fear it could effectively end plans to climb the world\'s highest mountain this year. Ang Tshering Sherpa, the president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), said Nepali\'s Surendra Phuyal that was a distinct possibility if the majority of climbers decided to abandon climbing. But Madhusudan Burlakoti, a tourism ministry official, hoped that some teams might still climb, according to BBC.