From top to bottom line: Mount Everest closing means financial hit

Kathmandu, Nepal • Apa Sherpa knows firsthand all the risks of climbing Mount Everest. He’s been to the summit 21 times.The potential for a COVID-19 outbreak at base camp had him just as fearful as a blizzard or cracking ice.The 60-year-old mountaineer from Nepal who now lives in Salt Lake City applauded the decision to shut down the routes to the top of the famed Himalayan mountain over concerns about the new coronavirus.That meant Sherpa didn't have to worry about the health of anyo