KATHMANDU: Nepal is preparing to move the Everest Base Camp (EBC) because global warming and human activity are making it unsafe, BBC has reported.

A new site is to be found at a lower altitude, where there is no year-round ice, the report has said attributing an official.

The camp, used by up to 1,500 people in the spring climbing season, is situated on the rapidly thinning Khumbu glacier, it added.

The report has quoted Taranath Adhikari, Director General of Nepal’s Tourism Department saying that the government was currently preparing for the relocation and we will soon begin consultation with all stakeholders.

The camp currently is at an altitude of 5,364m. The new one will be 200m to 400m lower, the report added.

The plans follow the recommendations of a committee formed by Nepal’s government to facilitate and monitor mountaineering in the Everest region.

(Inputs from BBC)