Asians Cancel Everest Climbs in SARS Scare

The SARS outbreak is keeping many Mount Everest climbers away from a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the conquest of the world’s highest mountain.

Organisers of the celebration say many Japanese, Chinese and South-east Asian climbers have cancelled their trips to Nepal to attend the anniversary later this month because of concerns about being infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome while travelling.Lama said mountaineers from Europe and the United States also have expressed concerns, but that no cancellations have been received from those regions.
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