--- description: Nobukazu Kuriki will be the first person to attempt to scale Everest since the deadly April earthquake. title: Everest Reopened to Climbers for First Time Since Earthquake image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c71d3ded32c7f5c/69886084e20a87360fa8ce43/ap_223605500163.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Nepal](/tag/nepal/) ## Nepal Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Nepal Opens Everest to Climbers for First Time Since Earthquake  by [Tanya Basu](/author/tanya-basu/)  ## Tanya Basu Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 23, 2015 7:51 PM CUT  In this April 25, 2015 photo, climbers search through crushed tents for fellow climbers caught in an avalanche at a base camp on the Nepal side of Mount Everest. In this April 25, 2015 photo, climbers search through crushed tents for fellow climbers caught in an avalanche at a base camp on the Nepal side of Mount Everest.Mariusz Malkowski—AP  by [Tanya Basu](/author/tanya-basu/)  ## Tanya Basu Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 23, 2015 7:51 PM CUT Nepal is reopening Mt. Everest for mountaineers after a massive earthquake hit the country in April. Nobukazu Kuriki, a Japanese climber, will begin his ascent Tuesday as the first mountaineer since the devastating earthquake-turned-avalanche killed 19 mountaineers. On Sunday, Nepal’s tourism minister, Kripasur Sherpa, handed over Kuriki’s climbing permit in a ceremony. Kuriki will be attempting to scale Everest during the fall, considered by climbers to be a difficult season compared to spring. “The main purpose of my climb is to spread the message that Nepal was safe for climbers and trekkers even after the earthquake,” Kuriki said, [according to the Associated Press](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/6f4c155b4cec467ea5661d5a8355ab57/nepal-opens-everest-climbers-1st-time-avalanche "undefined"). Kuriki, who has attempted the climb four times before and lost nine fingers to frostbite in his most recent attempt, plans to scale the summit in September. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4007494/nepal-everest-climbers/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4007494/nepal-everest-climbers/"},"headline":"Nepal Opens Everest to Climbers for First Time Since Earthquake","datePublished":"2015-08-23T19:51:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T10:22:18.190Z","description":"Nobukazu Kuriki is the first person since April's devastating earthquake to be awarded a climbing permit","url":"https://time.com/4007494/nepal-everest-climbers/","keywords":["Nepal","Nepal Earthquake topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c71d3ded32c7f5c/69886084e20a87360fa8ce43/ap_223605500163.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tanya Basu","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tanya-basu/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c71d3ded32c7f5c/69886084e20a87360fa8ce43/ap_223605500163.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"APTOPIX Nepal Earthquake Everest Climbers","caption":"APTOPIX Nepal Earthquake Everest Climbers","creditText":"Mariusz Malkowski—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/nepal/","name":"Nepal"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4007494/nepal-everest-climbers/","name":"Nepal Opens Everest to Climbers for First Time Since Earthquake"}}]}] ```